Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A31 or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A31 | Samsung Galaxy S6 edge | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 24 | 2015, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.88 in | 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in | |
| Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 132 g | 4.66 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White | White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h |
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| Approximate price | 220 EUR | 380 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 | 5.1" in | |
| Screen area | 98.9 cm2 | 71.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.9% | 71.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 411 PPI | 577 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 16 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) |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 82 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 83 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 | Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 183452 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 386 | 256 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1213 | 798 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 761 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 326 | 243 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1157 | 921 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1292 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4051 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2943 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1586 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| 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, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.58 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 15W |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G925F (Global), G925FQ (Turkey), G925I (LATAM, India, Australia), G925A (AT&T), G925T (T-Mobile), G925S/K/L (Korea), G9250 (China, HK) |
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