Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-08 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Cobalt blue and Shadow gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, having a general score of 88 against 81.6. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has a newer 11 version and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has Android 10 version, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks. Galaxy M31s's body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, but it's just a little bit lighter.
Galaxy M31s's processor is very similar to the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC one, they have 8 CPU cores and a 6 GB RAM. The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a quite worse screen density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also counts with a quite bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has a camera that's just as good as the camera in Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, and although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments, they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
Galaxy M31s has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy M31s has a bit superior battery duration than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, because it has a 16% greater battery size.
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