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Samsung Galaxy M31 vs Google Pixel 3 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 XL , Samsung Galaxy M31

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 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 P-OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" inch 6.4" inch
Screen area 100.3 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 84.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 64 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 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 Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 32 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0; One UI 2.0
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Exynos 9611 (10nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 275382
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325
Antutu 8 score 194554
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996
General specs Release date 2018, October 2020, February 25
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 159.2 Х 75.1 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 184 g 191 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Ocean Blue, Space Black, Red
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 960 EUR 200 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation 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 No FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3 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 Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 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