Samsung Galaxy M31s vs realme 7i

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M31s vs realme 7i 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: realme 7i scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,293, while Samsung Galaxy M31s scores 1,279, making realme 7i the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy M31s and realme 7i offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy M31s features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 7i's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M31s and realme 7i feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 7i offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M31s delivers longer battery life with 18h 35m, while realme 7i delivers 16h 06m, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: realme 7i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M31s offers 128 GB, making realme 7i the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M31s and realme 7i equally at 7.


User Rating: realme 7i receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M31s has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
75%

Release Date

05 Aug, 2020
07 Oct, 2020

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
25W Fast Charging
18W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Best-in-class battery
  • Great display
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Daylight photography is quite good
  • RealmeUI has become cleaner
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Misses out on high screen refresh rate
  • Not so great for gaming
  • Bloatware
  • Average chipset
  • Design could be improved
  • Charging speeds not up to the usual standard
  • Display should have been FHD+

User Ratings

4.2/5
(112,183 ratings)
4.3/5
(313,620 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

157,068
AnTuTu Score
179,231
AnTuTu Score
18h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 05, 2020
(Official)
Oct 07, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

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

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 610

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 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.

157,068
179,231

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
38.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.7 %
26.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

420 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.07 %
82.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
90 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
164.1 mm

Width

74.4 mm
75.5 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

203 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.1 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.62 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 51 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Quick 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 35m
16h 06m

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

1h 32m 11s
2h 14m 17s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 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 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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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: 1.38 W/kg
Head: 1.098 W/kg Body: 0.531 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear

Other Sensors

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