Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M31 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M55s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced 2020, February 25 2020, September 02 September 2024
Status Available. Released 2020, March 5 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - September 2024
Price Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Ocean Blue, Space Black, Red Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Thunder Black, Coral Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
163.9 x 76.5 x 7.8 mm
(6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 14
User Interface One UI 2.0 One UI 2.1 One UI 6.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 619 Adreno 644
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen
120Hz Refresh rate, 1000 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.97% 84.18% 86.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Yes Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [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, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
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 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Yes Supported 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC 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 45W
Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -