Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A31
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Samsung Galaxy A31 or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A31 | Samsung Galaxy A | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 24 | 2010, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.88 in | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 128 g | 4.52 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White | Deep Black, Cream White | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 220 EUR | 100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 98.9 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.9% | 54.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 411 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | VGA videocall camera | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) | - TI OMAP 3430 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | PowerVR SGX530 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 183452 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 386 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1213 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 761 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 326 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1157 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 2.1, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 15W |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- For South Korea |
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