Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A31 Samsung Galaxy Note 21
Released · Apr 27, 2020
Not announced · No information
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
6.8-inch
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€300

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red, Prism Crush white

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.88% screen-to-body 6.8-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Yes
Front
20 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMA315GL
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.56 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.42 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.65 W/kg
Phablet: 0.89 W/kg

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