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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-05 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 291.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, having a score of 88 against 81.1. Although Galaxy M31s and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro were released with only 3 months difference, Galaxy M31s's construction is just a bit lighter but a bit thicker than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M31s has newer 11 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has Android 10.
The Galaxy M31s has just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a just a little higher count of pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a processor that's just as good as the CPU in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, both have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s's camera is very similar to Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has a bigger diafragm aperture, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a back camera with a 64 mega-pixels, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a same size back camera sensor.
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