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Samsung Galaxy M31 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Samsung Galaxy M31

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), screen 6.6", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy M31 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 6.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 64 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.4" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 84.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 64 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -5 MP, (depth) 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 10.0; One UI 2.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Exynos 9611 (10nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 194554
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2020, February 25
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 159.2 Х 75.1 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 193 g 191 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Ocean Blue, Space Black, Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 200 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.52 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Versions: SM-M315F/DS

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy A42 5G
  • Screen 6.6"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy M31
  • Screen 6.4"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 64 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) GB
  • RAM 6 GB