Samsung M31s Review

The Samsung Galaxy M31s is a new mid-range smartphone from the wold’s most trusted company aimed for those who don’t want to spend on top-tier phones. Starting at Rs 19,499, the Galaxy M31s has an awesome display, monster battery with long battery life and most importantly, great front and back cameras. The phone comes in two variants, one with 6 GB ram/128 GB storage and the other with 8 GB ram/128 GB storage. The company has introduced many other striking features which were till now available only in high-range phones of Samsung.

Key Specs

Performance	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Display	6.5 inches (16.40 cm) sAMOLED FHD+ Display
Rear Camera	64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Front Camera	32 MP
Battery	6000 mAh
Storage	128 GB, Expandable upto 512 GB
Ram	6 GB/ 8 GB
Price in India	19499/ 21499

Samsung M31s: What’s New

The front of the phone has an edge-to-edge 6.5-inch AMOLED display and a small hole for the front-facing camera. The 6.5-inch super AMOLED display is perfect for watching movies, editing videos and reading epapers. The display is bright and colourful. That’s typical of a Samsung AMOLED display. Flip the phone, and you will notice the rectangular camera bump on the top left. This setup is similar to that of the Galaxy S series. On the left side there’s the SIM tray, while on the right, there’s a power button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner and volume rocker. On the bottom, there’s a USB-C port, a speaker and a headphone jack.

Like the Galaxy A51, the M31s’s back panel is made of polycarbonate plastic with a glass-like finish, which is hard to differentiate. The build quality is solid, though there is no waterproof rating. You can get the Galaxy M31s in Mirage Black and Mirage Blue colour options.

Another welcome change is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It’s way quicker and more reliable than in-display optical fingerprint sensors.

And how does the battery last on the Galaxy M31s?

The Galaxy M31s is powered by a 6,000mAh battery that can easily get you through two days. The 25W bundled fast charger will come handy which fully charges the phone in just 97 mins. The smartphone can also be used as a power bank as Samsung has introduced the new feature of Reversible charging in M31s which cannot be seen in other M series smart phones.

What’s striking about the Cameras

Samsung has improved the camera quality on the Galaxy M31s. On the back of the phone, you will find a 64MP primary Sony IMX682 sensor with an f/1.8 lens, a 12MP secondary sensor with a 123-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5MP Macro lens which is for close-up shots while the 5MP depth lens is capable of taking portrait shots with live focus.

The main highlight of the camera in Samsung M31s is Single Take. The “Single Take” feature harnesses AI to capture different versions of the same moment. With “Single Take“, all the user has to do is press record at the right moment and Galaxy M31s will capture the footage, up to 10 seconds of it, and then use AI to produce up to 10 different outputs – seven photos and three videos. The ‘Single Take’ feature is available on both the rear and front cameras. This feature will come handy while recording special and memorable moments like birthday parties.

The company has also introduced the feature of switching between rear and front cameras which recording videos which is great and highly beneficial, so the user need not pause while taking videos to switch cameras.

Galaxy M31s has video capability with 4K recording and it supports slow-mo, Hyperlapse and super-steady modes. In addition, Galaxy M31s also has night mode for awesome low light photography. The 32MP front camera also supports 4K video recording and slow-mo selfies. Galaxy M31s combines powerful camera hardware with Intelli-Cam features.

General features

Operating System	Android v10 (Q)
Quick Charging	Yes, Fully charged in 97 mins
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy M31s
Sim Slots	Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
Custom Ui	Samsung One UI
Rear Camera set-up	Quad Camera set-up
Front Camera set-up	Punch-hole display design
Sim Size	SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
Network	4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, Side mounted, Quick response
Face Unlock	Yes, Quick response

Performance

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Processor	Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)
Graphics	Mali-G72 MP3
Architecture	64 bit
Ram	6 GB/8 GB

Battery

Type	Li-ion
Quick Charging	Yes, Fast, 25W
Usb Typec	Yes
Capacity	6000 mAh

Display

Display Type	Super AMOLED
Aspect Ratio	20:9
Bezelless Display	Yes, with punch-hole display
Pixel Density	405 ppi
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Screen To Body Ratio Calculated	91 %
Screen Size	6.5 inches (16.40 cm)
Screen Resolution	1080 x 2400 Pixels
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design

Width	74.06 mm
Weight	185 grams
Thickness	9.04 mm
Height	159.07 mm
Colours	Mirage Black, Mirage Blue

Camera

Rear/ Front Camera Setup	Quad/Single
Camera Features	Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Sensor	Exmor RS
Image Resolution	9000 x 7000 Pixels
Resolution	64 MP f/1.8 Primary Camera, 12 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 5 MP f/2.4 Camera, 5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera
Physical Aperture	F2.0
Front Camera Resolution	32 MP f/2.0 Primary Camera
Video Recording	3840×2160 @ 30 fps
Shooting Modes	Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Settings	Exposure compensation, ISO control
Optical image stabilization	Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack	3.5 MM
Audio Features	Dolby Atmos
Loudspeaker	Yes

Bottom line

Overall, in my opinion, the smartphone is simply great considering the price. The smartphone’s strong processor will help to carry out day-to-day functions with much ease. Moreover, the battery backup of the smartphone is just awesome. The battery will last for 2 days. The phone provides great value or money. If you are looking for Mid-Range phones then galaxy M31s is the perfect choice.