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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-01-15 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, having a general score of 88 against 80.3. Even though Samsung Galaxy M31s is newer than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, it's thicker and just a little heavier. Galaxy M31s and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 feature similar displays, because although the Galaxy M31s has a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M31s features a very superior battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Galaxy M31s takes clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy M31s also has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution, a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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