Samsung Galaxy M21 Vs Samsung Galaxy A31 Specs Comparison


Samsung Galaxy M21 packs with Exynos 9611 chipset, 4 GB or 6 GB RAM, 64 GB or 128 GB storage, 6.4" Super AMOLED screen, 6000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging, triple rear camera with 48 MP main sensor + 8 MP ultra-wide lens + 5 MP depth sensor, 20 MP front camera, and 175 $ price on launch.

While Samsung Galaxy A31 is powered by Helio P65 chipset, 4 GB or 6 GB RAM, 64 GB or 128 GB storage, 6.4" Super AMOLED screen, 5000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging, quad rear camera with 48 MP main sensor + 8 MP ultra-wide lens + 5 MP depth-sensor + 5 MP macro lens, and 20 MP front camera.



Here’s an in-depth specifications comparison between Samsung Galaxy M21 Vs Samsung Galaxy A31.

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  1. System  on  Chip (SOC)
  2. RAM
  3. Storage
  4. Display
  5. Rear Camera 
  6. Front Camera
  7. Battery
  8. Price
  9. Network



Samsung Galaxy A31
Samsung Galaxy M21
Brand and Model   
Brand and Model   
Brand 
Brand 
Samsung
Samsung
Model
Model
Galaxy A31
Galaxy M21
Galaxy A31 Operating System 
Galaxy M21 Operating System 
Android 10
Android 10
User Interface (UI)
User Interface (UI)
One UI 2.0
One UI 2.0



Galaxy A31 System on  Chip (SOC) Galaxy M21 System on  Chip (SOC)
SOC SOC
MediaTek Helio P65 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611
Process Technology  Process Technology 
12 nm 10 nm
CPU CPU
2x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 4x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73
6x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 4x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
CPU Bits  CPU Bits 
64 bit 64 bit
Instruction Set   Instruction Set  
ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
CPU Frequency 
2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores  CPU Cores 
8 8
GPU GPU
ARM Mali-G72 MP3
 GPU Cores  GPU Cores
3



Galaxy A31 RAM Capacity Galaxy M21 RAM Capacity
4 GB 4 GB
6 GB 6 GB
RAM Type   RAM Type  
LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
RAM Channels   RAM Channels  
Double channel Double channel



Galaxy A31 Storage Galaxy M21 Storage
64 GB 64 GB
128 GB 128 GB
UFS 2.1
Galaxy A31 Memory Cards Galaxy M21 Memory Cards
microSD microSD
microSDHC microSDHC
microSDXC microSDXC



Galaxy A31 Display Galaxy M21 Display
Type / Technology  Type / Technology 
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Diagonal Size  Diagonal Size 
6.4 in 6.4 in
162.56 mm 162.56 mm
16.26 cm 16.26 cm
Width  Width 
2.63 in 2.68 in
66.71 mm 68.12 mm
6.67 cm 6.81 cm
Height  Height 
5.84 in 5.81 in
148.24 mm 147.6 mm
14.82 cm 14.76 cm
Aspect Ratio  Aspect Ratio 
2.222:1 2.167:1
Resolution  Resolution 
1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel Density  Pixel Density 
411 ppi 403 ppi (pixels per inch)
161 ppcm 158 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color Depth  Color Depth 
24 bit 24 bit
16777216 colors 16777216 colors
Display Area  Display Area 
85.20% 84.48%
Other Features  Other Features 
Capacitive Capacitive
Multi-touch Multi-touch
Scratch resistant Infinity U Display
2.5D curved glass screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Peak brightness - 420 cd/m²
78960:1
Galaxy A31 Sensors Galaxy M21 Sensors
Proximity Proximity
Light
Accelerometer Accelerometer
Compass Compass
Gyroscope Gyroscope
Geomagnetic
Fingerprint Fingerprint
Hall Virtual Light Sensor



Galaxy A31 Rear Camera Galaxy M21 Rear Camera
Sensor type  Sensor type 
CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Sensor format Sensor format
1/2"
Pixel size Pixel size
0.8 µm (micrometers) 0.8 µm (micrometers)
0.000800 mm 0.000800 mm
Aperture Aperture
f/2 f/2
Focal Length Focal Length
26 mm *(35 mm / full frame)
Flash Type Flash Type
LED LED
 Image Resolution   Image Resolution 
8000 x 6000 pixels 8000 x 6000 pixels
48 MP 48 MP
Video resolution Video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels
2.07 MP 8.29 MP
Video FPS Video FPS
30 fps 30 fps
Features  Features 
Autofocus Autofocus
Continuous shooting Continuous shooting
Digital zoom Digital zoom
Geotagging Geotagging
Panorama Panorama
HDR HDR
Touch focus Touch focus
Face detection Face detection
White balance settings White balance settings
ISO settings ISO settings
Exposure compensation Exposure compensation
Self-timer Self-timer
Scene mode Scene mode
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF)
Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (ultra-wide) Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (ultra-wide angle)
Sensor size - 1/4" (#2)
Pixel size - 1.12 µm (#2)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2) Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2)
Angle of view - 123° (#2)
Third rear camera - 5 MP (depth-sensing) Third rear camera - 5 MP (depth)
Aperture size - f/2.4 (#3) Aperture size - f/2.2 (#3)
Fourth rear camera - 5 MP (macro)
Aperture size - f/2.4 (#4)



Galaxy A31 Front Camera Galaxy M21 Front Camera
Sensor Type Sensor Type
CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Aperture Aperture
f/2.2 f/2
Focal length  Focal length 
26 mm *(35 mm / full frame)
Image Resolution  Image Resolution 
20 MP 20 MP
Video Resolution Video Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
2.07 MP 2.07 MP
Video FPS Video FPS
30 fps 30 fps
Features  Features 
Face unlock
Galaxy A31 Audio Galaxy M21 Audio
Speaker Speaker
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Earpiece Earpiece
Dolby Atmos for stereo headsets
Widevine L1 Certification
Galaxy A31 Radio Galaxy M21 Radio
Yes Yes
RDS
Galaxy A31 Tracking /  Positioning  Galaxy M21 Tracking /  Positioning 
GPS GPS
A-GPS A-GPS
GLONASS GLONASS
BeiDou BeiDou
Galaxy A31 Wi-Fi Galaxy M21 Wi-Fi
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
Dual band Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct



Galaxy A31 Bluetooth Galaxy M21 Bluetooth
Version  Version 
5 5
Features  Features 
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile) LE (Low Energy)
DIP (Device ID Profile)
HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
HID (Human Interface Profile)
HSP (Headset Profile)
MAP (Message Access Profile)
OPP (Object Push Profile)
PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile)
PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile)
HOGP
Galaxy A31 USB Galaxy M21 USB
Connector Type   Connector Type  
USB Type-C USB Type-C
Version Version
2 2
Features  Features 
Charging Charging
Mass storage Mass storage
On-The-Go On-The-Go
Galaxy A31 Headphone Jack Galaxy M21 Headphone Jack
Yes Yes
Galaxy A31 Connectivity Galaxy M21 Connectivity
Computer sync Computer sync
OTA sync OTA sync
Tethering Tethering
NFC
VoLTE
Galaxy A31 Browser Galaxy M21 Browser
HTML HTML
HTML5 HTML5
CSS 3 CSS 3
Galaxy A31 Audio File Formats /  Codecs Galaxy M21 Audio File Formats /  Codecs
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga) AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga)
AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb) AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb)
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a)
MIDI MIDI
MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3)
OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus) OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
Galaxy A31 Video File Formats /  Codecs Galaxy M21 Video File Formats /  Codecs
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2, .3g2) 3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2, .3g2)
AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
Flash Video (.flv, .f4v, .f4p, .f4a, .f4b) Flash Video (.flv, .f4v, .f4p, .f4a, .f4b)
H.263 H.263
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC
MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks) MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks)
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v) MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
VC-1 VC-1
VP8 VP8
VP9 VP9
WebM WebM
WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv) WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
WMV7 (Windows Media Video 7, .wmv) WMV7 (Windows Media Video 7, .wmv)
WMV8 (Windows Media Video 8, .wmv) WMV8 (Windows Media Video 8, .wmv)
Xvid Xvid



Galaxy A31 Battery Galaxy M21 Battery
Capacity Capacity
5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Type  Type 
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Features  Features 
Fast charging Fast charging
Non-removable Non-removable
 Charger Output Power  Charger Output Power
5 V / 2 A 5 V / 3 A
9 V / 1.67 A
Galaxy A31 Launch Galaxy M21 Launch
Announced  Announced 
 2020, 24th March  2020, 19th March
Status Status
Exp. Release April 2020 Release 23th March 2020



Galaxy A31 Price Galaxy M21 Price
- 4 GB + 64 GB = 175 $
Galaxy A31 Design Galaxy M21 Design
Colors  Colors 
Prism Crush Black Raven Black
Prism Crush Blue Midnight Blue
Prism Crush Red
Prism Crush White
Width  Width 
73.1 mm 75.1 mm
7.31 cm 7.51 cm
0.24 ft 0.25 ft
2.88 in 2.96 in
Height  Height 
159.3 mm 159 mm
15.93 cm 15.9 cm
0.52 ft 0.52 ft
6.27 in 6.26 in
Thickness  Thickness 
8.6 mm 8.9 mm
0.86 cm 0.89 cm
0.03 ft 0.03 ft
0.34 in 0.35 in
Weight  Weight 
185 g 188 g
0.41 lbs 0.41 lbs
6.53 oz 6.63 oz
Volume  Volume 
100.15 cm³ 106.27 cm³
6.08 in³ 6.45 in³
Body Materials Body Materials
Plastic Plastic
Galaxy A31 SIM Card Galaxy M21 SIM Card
SIM Card Type   SIM Card Type  
Nano-SIM (4FF - fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) Nano-SIM (4FF - fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm)
Number of SIM Cards  Number of SIM Cards 
2 2
Features Features
Dual SIM stand-by Dual SIM stand-by
Galaxy A31 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth Galaxy M21 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth
UMTS (384 kbit/s ) UMTS (384 kbit/s )
EDGE EDGE
GPRS GPRS
HSPA+ (HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s , HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ) HSPA+ (HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s , HSDPA 42 Mbit/s )
LTE Cat 10 (102.0 Mbit/s , 452.2 Mbit/s ) LTE



Galaxy A31 Networks Galaxy M21 Networks
GSM GSM
GSM 850 MHz (B5) GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 900 MHz (B8) GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3) GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2) GSM 1900 MHz (B2)
UMTS UMTS
UMTS 850 MHz (B5) UMTS 850 MHz (B5)
UMTS 900 MHz (B8) UMTS 900 MHz (B8)
UMTS 1900 MHz (B2) UMTS 1900 MHz (B2)
UMTS 2100 MHz (B1) UMTS 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE LTE
LTE-FDD 800 MHz (B20)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8) LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B25) LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3)
LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1) LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7) LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7)
LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)
LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)
LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

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