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Samsung Galaxy M31 Vs Samsung Galaxy M21

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy M31 or Samsung Galaxy M21? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, ope ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

6000 mAh 6000 mAh

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Front Camera

32 MP 20 MP

Processor

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

RAM

6 GB 4 GB

Rear Camera

64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP

Battery

Capacity

6000 mAh 6000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 15W Yes, Fast, 15W

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 48 Hours(4G) -

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Plastic Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue Midnight Blue, Raven Black

Height

159.2 mm 159 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm 8.9 mm

Weight

191 grams 188 grams

Width

75.1 mm 75.1 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with notch Yes with waterdrop notch

Brightness

- 420 nits

Display Type

Super AMOLED Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

403 ppi 403 ppi

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+) 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.92 % 84.02 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 91 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

No No

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

No No

Resolution

32 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size) 20 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Sensor

Exmor RS CMOS

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

Samsung One UI Samsung One UI

Launch Date

March 4, 2020 (Official) March 18, 2020 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q) Android v10 (Q)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus 4 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Quad Triple

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels 8000 x 6000 Pixels

OIS

No No

Resolution

64 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length, 4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(25 mm focal length, 5.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera 48 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(12 mm focal length, 4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera

Sensor

S5KGW1, ISOCELL Plus CMOS image sensor

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 240 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

Yes -

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 0.383 W/kg Head: 0.468 W/kg

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53) Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Fabrication

10 nm 10 nm

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G72 MP3

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 512 GB Yes, Up to 512 GB

Internal Memory

64 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 49 GB Up to 49 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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