Samsung Galaxy A31 vs vivo V20 SE

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A31 vs vivo V20 SE 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: vivo V20 SE scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,377, while Samsung Galaxy A31 scores 1,175, making vivo V20 SE the better performer.


Display: vivo V20 SE offers a screen size of 6.44 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A31 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo V20 SE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo V20 SE's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A31 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo V20 SE feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo V20 SE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A31 offers 20 MP, making vivo V20 SE better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A31 delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while vivo V20 SE delivers 11h 38m, making Samsung Galaxy A31 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo V20 SE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo V20 SE equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo V20 SE both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

04 Jun, 2020
03 Nov, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio P65
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
4100 mAh
15W Fast Charging
33W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Captivating design
  • Great AMOLED display
  • Beefy battery
  • Capable display
  • Daytime photography is excellent
  • Android 11

Cons

  • Poor low-light camera performance
  • Underpowered chipset
  • Could use a higher refresh rate display
  • Fingerprint sensor is iffy
  • Average performance
  • Glossy back can get scratched
  • Battery life is average

User Ratings

4.3/5
(17,260 ratings)
4.3/5
(8,570 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

152,476
AnTuTu Score
184,721
AnTuTu Score
14h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 04, 2020
(Official)
Nov 03, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P65
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52
Adreno 610

RAM

6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

152,476
184,721

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s
28.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.9 %
29.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.92 %
84.04 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.12 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
161 mm

Width

73.1 mm
74 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

185 grams
171 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Flash Charging 62% in 30 minutes

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.

14h 00m
11h 38m

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

1h 45m 14s
0h 54m 24s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

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 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg
Head: 1.099 W/kg Body: 0.763 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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