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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-04-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having a overall score of 86.5 against 78.7. The Galaxy M31 construction is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, even though it was released many years before. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12.
Galaxy M31 counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little higher screen density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a much greater processing power than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a lot smaller sensor offering a much lower image quality, and they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a way more mega-pixels camera and faster video frame rates.
The Galaxy M31 counts with better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has a 29 percent greater battery size.
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