OPPO A31 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy M31

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Comparing the OPPO A31 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy M31 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both OPPO A31 2020 and Samsung Galaxy M31 run at the same processing speed of 2.3 GHz.


Display: OPPO A31 2020 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M31 offers 6.4 inches, making OPPO A31 2020 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO A31 2020's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M31 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OPPO A31 2020 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OPPO A31 2020 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OPPO A31 2020 delivers longer battery life with 16h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy M31 delivers None, making OPPO A31 2020 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OPPO A31 2020 and Samsung Galaxy M31 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M31 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while OPPO A31 2020 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

28 Feb, 2020
04 Mar, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio P35
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

4230 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Terrific battery life
  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Smooth software experience
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Poor low light camera performance
  • Processor could be better
  • Uninspiring design
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(80,343 ratings)
4.3/5
(11,661 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

103,730
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
16h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 28, 2020
(Official)
Mar 04, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

103,730
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

28.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.5 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
403 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.43 %
83.92 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm
159.2 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.5 mm
75.1 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

180 grams
191 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.86" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.826 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera25 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4230 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(3G) / Up to 45 Hours(2G)
Up to 48 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 00m
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 24m 28s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.383 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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