Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-06-23 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.43 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Moonlight Silver, Nebula Green and Night Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 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 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Xiaomi Poco F4 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31, getting a global score of 87.5 against 86.5. Both phones we are comparing include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Poco F4 has newer 12 version while Samsung Galaxy M31 has Android 11 version, giving a couple additional features and better performance. Even though the Xiaomi Poco F4 is just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy M31, it's thinner and also notably newer.
Xiaomi Poco F4 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a lot brighter display, a little bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. Xiaomi Poco F4 counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Poco F4, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Poco F4, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features better battery performance than Xiaomi Poco F4, because it has a 33% larger battery size.
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