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Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy M31

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy M31 , Sony Xperia ZL

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.

Sony Xperia ZL 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inch 5" inch
Screen area 100.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.1% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 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) 13 MP, AF
Functions HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20794
GeekBench 4 Single Core 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 939
Antutu 8 score 194554
General specs Release date 2020, February 25 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.2 Х 75.1 Х 8.9 mm 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm
Weight 191 g 151 g
Colors Ocean Blue, Space Black, Red Black, White, Red
Battery 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 0 mAh,
Approximate price 200 EUR 260 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
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) SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Versions: SM-M315F/DS Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

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
Reasons to buy Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB