Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A31 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Samsung Galaxy A31
Released · May 16, 2019
Released · Apr 27, 2020
6.7-inch · 3040x1440px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Mar 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1300 €300

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm
6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red, Prism Crush white

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 84.88% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing) 5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD
20 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 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/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n260, n261
LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 05, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U
Date approved: Mar 08, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMA315GL
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
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

Alternative variants

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Prices (MSRP) $1400
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