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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T's general score of 78.2. Although the Galaxy M31s and Xiaomi Redmi 9T were only released 6 months apart, the Galaxy M31s body is just a bit thinner but a little bit heavier. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has newer 11 version while Xiaomi Redmi 9T has Android 10.
The Galaxy M31s has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31s features a bit better screen than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy M31s also has a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Galaxy M31s has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s's battery life is very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi 9T one.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a bigger back camera sensor, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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