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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark's overall score of 80.4. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy M31s is a notably newer phone than Xiaomi Black Shark, but it is a little thicker and just a little heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M31s, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a quite lower pixels density and a bit smaller display. The Galaxy M31s has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Black Shark features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity.
Galaxy M31s counts with a very superior camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M31s also has a much bigger camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality and a camera with way more MP.
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