The Samsung Galaxy M31s smartphone has gone official in India. It is an improved version of the Galaxy M30s that was announced in February this year. The Galaxy M31s has many attractive features such as Sony IMX682 64-megapixel main camera, faster-charging capabilities, and a huge battery.

Samsung Galaxy M31s specifications

The Samsung Galaxy M31 comes with an attractive gradient rear and it houses an S-AMOLED display of 6.5 inches with Infinity-O design. The display notch has been replaced by a punch-hole on the screen. The display supports Full HD+ resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 78960:1 contrast ratio, and peak brightness of 420nits. The phone offers a screen space of 91 percent. In comparison, the Galaxy M31 had come with a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display with waterdrop notch.

The 10nm Exynos 9611 with clocking speeds of up to 2.3GHz powers the Galaxy M31s. The same processor had powered the Galaxy M31 phone and the Galaxy M30s that debuted in September last year. The SoC of the M31s is assisted by 6 GB / 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. The handset comes with a native storage of 128 GB. There is a dedicated microSD card slot onboard for expanding its storage. The Android 10 OS along with One UI 2.1 skin comes preloaded on the smartphone.

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The Galaxy M31s retail box includes a 25W fast charger and a USB-C to USB-C cable that can be used for charging other devices with USB-C port. The handset houses a behemoth battery of 6,000mAh capacity. The 25W charger can completely charge the it in 97 minutes, claims the company.

The Galaxy M31s inherits the 32-megapixel front-facing camera that was made available on the Galaxy M31 phone. The backside of the device has a rectangle-camera housing. It is the first smartphone to feature the new Sony IMX682 64-megapixel lens with f/1.8 aperture as the primary snapper. It replaces the Samsung GW1 64-megapxiel lens that was made available on the Galaxy M31. The main sensor of the Galaxy M31s is accompanied by a 123-degree ultrawide lens, a 5-megapixel macro shooter, and a 5-megapixel lens for adding depth effects.

The main sensor that is dubbed as Intelli-Cam offers an enhanced photography experience through the Single Take that lets users to capture up to 7 photos and 3 videos in one take. The other photography features available on the Galaxy M31s include the ability to switch between front and rear cameras while video shooting, night hyperlapse for better photography in low-light conditions, AR Doodle, AR Emoji, 4K video recording, and more.

The Galaxy M31s has security features such as face unlock and a side-facing fingerprint reader. The connectivity features available on the smartphone include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Samsung Galaxy M31s price and availability

The Galaxy M31s is priced at Rs. 19,499 (~$260) for the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. The higher 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage edition costs Rs. 21,499 (~$487). The phone will be available in Mirage Blue and Mirage Black color editions. Samsung India’s online shop and Amazon India will begin the sales of the Galaxy M31s from Aug. 6. Amazon’s Prime Day sale also begins on Aug. 6 in the country.

The Galaxy M31s seems to be Samsung’s weapon to battle with the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Realme 6 Pro. What’s your opinion on the Galaxy M31s’ specifications and pricing? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy M31 smartphone in India. The handset borrows couple of features from the Galaxy M30s smartphone that was announced in the country in September last year. However, the Galaxy M31 is flanked with improved front and rear cameras. Instead of a triple camera setup, the Galaxy M31 houses a 64-megapixel quad camera system. Also, the 16-megapixel selfie camera has been replaced by a 32-megapixel front camera on the Galaxy M31.

Samsung Galaxy M31 specifications and features

The Galaxy M31 smartphone has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with Infinity-U notch design. It seems to be the very same full HD+ resolution supporting screen that is available on the Galaxy M30s phone. It offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The screen of the phone is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

The Exynos 9611 that fueled the predecessor phone powers the Galaxy M31 with its 2.3GHz octa-core processor. The SoC is coupled with LPDD4x RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. A dedicated microSD card slot is available on the Galaxy M31 for more storage. The handset that has a thickness of only 8.9mm is backed by a massive 6,000mAh battery that promises up to 119 hours of music play time, up to 48 hours of talk time, up to 26 hours of video play time and up to 21 hours of Wi-Fi internet usage. The phone carries support for 15W rapid charging. Despite housing a behemoth battery, it weighs only 191 grams.

For capturing selfies, the Galaxy M31 possesses an f/2.0 aperture 32-megapixel selfie camera. It offers users with features like Front Slo Mo video shooting, 4K video recording, AR Doodle and AR Emoji. There is a rectangle-shaped camera setup on the backside of the smartphone. It includes a 5-megapixel depth sensor, a 5-megapixel macro camera, a Samsung GW1 64-megapixel main lens, a 123-degree 8-megapixel ultrawide shooter and an LED flash. The rear cameras offer exciting features like Live Focus, Macro Shot, Night Mode, Super Steady mode, Super Slo Mo, Hyperlapse and 4K video recording.

The Android 10 OS comes pre-installed on the Galaxy M31 along with Samsung’s One UI 2.0. The phone offer users with other features like rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, face unlock, Widevine L1 certification, Dolby Atmos 360 surround sound, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm headphone slot.

Samsung Galaxy M31 price and availability

The Galaxy M31 can be exclusively brough through Samsung’s online store and Amazon India. The first sale of the phone will be held on March 5 at 12 PM. The 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage edition of the Galaxy M31 is priced at Rs. 14,999 (~$208). Its higher variant with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage costs Rs. 15,999 (~$222). The color editions of the M31 phone are Ocean Blue and Space Black.

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