Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G UW vs Samsung Galaxy M12

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced 2020, March 24 August 2020 2021, February 05
Status Coming Soon - April 2020 Available - August 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, February
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White Prism Bricks Blue Gray, Blue, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
158.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm
(6.25 x 2.89 x 0.34 in)
163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 188.8 g (6.63.0.28 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Pre-installed Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) 2, 4, 5, 13, 66 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - 260, 261 mmWave -
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.59 W/kg (head)
1.32 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10 Android 10
User Interface One UI 2.0 One UI 2.0 One UI 2.5
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 620 Mali-G52
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PLS IPS Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.01% 87.47% 81.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, (Wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (eMMC 5.1)
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -