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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-20 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.89 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's global score of 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy A31 design is a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before. Both devices in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A31 has 10 version while Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has Android 11.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A31 has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a little better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a superior storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A31. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy A31 and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G count with similar battery performance. Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a camera that's very similar to the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G one, and although the Samsung Galaxy A31 has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and video in poorly lited environments, they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate, the same video definition and the same back camera sensor size.
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