Samsung Galaxy A31 vs vivo Y31 2021

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A31 vs vivo Y31 2021 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo Y31 2021 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,296, while Samsung Galaxy A31 scores 1,175, making vivo Y31 2021 the better performer.


Display: vivo Y31 2021 offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A31 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo Y31 2021 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo Y31 2021's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A31 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo Y31 2021 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A31 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while vivo Y31 2021 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A31 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo Y31 2021 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A31 and vivo Y31 2021 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: vivo Y31 2021 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy A31 has a rating of 4.3.

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Samsung Galaxy A31
₹23,999
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₹20,490
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Summary

Spec Score

75%

Release Date

04 Jun, 2020
20 Jan, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Helio P65
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Captivating design
  • Great AMOLED display
  • Beefy battery
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Poor low-light camera performance
  • Underpowered chipset
  • Could use a higher refresh rate display
  • Fingerprint sensor is iffy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(17,260 ratings)
4.4/5
(9,613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

152,476
AnTuTu Score
220,647
AnTuTu Score
14h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 04, 2020
(Official)
Jan 20, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS

Performance

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
220,647

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.92 %
84.75 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.7 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
163.8 mm

Width

73.1 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

185 grams
188 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very 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/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

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
N/A

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

1h 45m 14s
N/A

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.13 W/kg
Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 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
No

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
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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