Samsung A31
Specs
Launch
| Announced | 24 March, 2020 |
| Status | Available. Released 2020, April 27 |
Price in Philippines
| Price | ₱14,990 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage Variant |
Platform
| OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 |
Body
| Dimensions | 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm (6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) |
Memory
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM eMMC 5.1 |
Main Camera
| Quad | 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Selfie Camera
| Single | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Features
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing |
Battery
| Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | 15W wired |
Sound
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
Network
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315F HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315G |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A315F 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - SM-A315G |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
Comms
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
Misc
| Colors | Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White |
| Models | SM-A315F, SM-A315F/DS, SM-A315G/DS, SM-A315G, SM-A315N |
Tests
| Performance | AnTuTu: 151815 (v8) GeekBench: 5096 (v4.4), 1216 (v5.1) GFXBench: 7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | -30.9 LUFS (Below average) |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 124h |
Summary Samsung A31
While its design for the Galaxy A31 isn’t exactly fresh for a low-cost Samsung gadget, I appreciate the design’s sleekness and lightweight. The body is made of polycarbonate and feels robust, however, it picks up fingerprints very easily. Overall it’s a good phone. Galaxy A31 was comfortable to use every day throughout this review.
Galaxy A31 Galaxy A31 has a sharp 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED display. It was enough in regards to brightness even in daylight. The display has a fingerprint sensor that isn’t particularly fast, but it works well if you give it a good press.
Samsung has employed MediaTek’s Helio Octa-core SoC which I would be okay with it in a smartphone that is priced at more than Rs. 10,000, but I wouldn’t want it on a phone which costs more than the number of ₱13.495. Samsung’s One UI v2.1, based on Android 10, also feels slow in general.
The four cameras on the back have a 48-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor, an angled lens, a 5-megapixel depth camera, and a macro camera with a 5-megapixel resolution. The cameras on Galaxy A31 Galaxy A31 are very underwhelming and do not have many features found in other phones priced much less.
Samsung A31 Price in the Philippines
The official price of the Samsung Galaxy A31 smartphone in the Philippines is ₱14,990 with a price drop to ₱13,990 on August 20, 2020.
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