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| Global Score | |
| 83.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-25 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.45 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Aurora Blue, Cosmic Gray and Dream White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4160mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite's 83.6 general score. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31 has a more recent 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite has Android 10. The Galaxy M31 construction is just a little lighter but somewhat thicker than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, and both of them were released only 3 months apart.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit bigger display, more screen brightness and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Galaxy M31's CPU is very similar to Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite's processing unit, they have 6 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy M31 has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy M31 also has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor. The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31 has a really longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4160mAh.
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