Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Feb 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$869	€240

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm	6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Blue, Black, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.22% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.97% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3450 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW2100	Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.89 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.56 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.56 W/kg	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$769

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

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