POCO M2 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M31

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Comparing the POCO M2 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M31 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both POCO M2 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M31 run at the same processing speed of 2.3 GHz.


Display: POCO M2 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M31 offers 6.4 inches, making POCO M2 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO M2 Pro'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 POCO M2 Pro offers 48 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 POCO M2 Pro offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M31 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while POCO M2 Pro offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M31 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both POCO M2 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M31 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: POCO M2 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M31 is rated 7.


User Rating: POCO M2 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy M31 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
78%

Release Date

14 Jul, 2020
04 Mar, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
33W Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Solid battery life
  • Fast charging
  • Terrific battery life
  • Attractive AMOLED display
  • Smooth software experience

Cons

  • Uninspiring design
  • Software comes with bloatware
  • Poor mono speaker
  • Poor low light camera performance
  • Processor could be better
  • Uninspiring design

User Ratings

4.4/5
(250,224 ratings)
4.3/5
(11,661 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

276,927
AnTuTu Score
N/A
18h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 14, 2020
(Official)
Mar 04, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

MIUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

276,927
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.62 %
83.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch

Design

Height

165.7 mm
159.2 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

209 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm 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
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera25 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Macro Video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 48 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 15W Fast 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.

18h 37m
N/A

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

2h 49m 19s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.914 W/kg Body: 0.669 W/kg
Head: 0.383 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear

Other Sensors

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

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