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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 389 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4220mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Galaxy M31 is better than the ZTE Axon 20, having an 86.5 score against 77.8. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Galaxy M31 has the newer 11 version while ZTE Axon 20 has Android 10 version, so it provides a lot of extra features and some performance improvements. Galaxy M31 is an older and somewhat thicker cellphone than the ZTE Axon 20, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit lighter anyway.
ZTE Axon 20 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the ZTE Axon 20 also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a little sharper display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a little better pixel count in each inch in the screen.
The ZTE Axon 20 features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video definition, a same size sensor and a 64 MP back-facing camera, the ZTE Axon 20 also counts with higher video frame rate. Galaxy M31 counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M31 has a superior battery duration than ZTE Axon 20, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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