Samsung Galaxy A31 (A315G) 64GB DS Black

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The Galaxy A31 supports 15W fast charging (with a 15W charger provided in the box), but thanks to the size of the battery, it can take almost two hours to go from 0 to 100. So, if you're a heavy user, it would be a good idea to charge the phone overnight instead of doing so after you wake up. We don't know the exact chipset you'll find in the phone (the company called it an cota core but little else). Leaked benchmarks suggest it's a MediaTek Helio P65, but it's unclear if that's definitely the case.

One of the strengths of the Galaxy A31 is its display. The device comes with a 6.4-inch FHD+ resolution Super AMOLED panel. This is not a high refresh rate panel and while AMOLED panels are commonplace in high-end Android flagships, they are still a rarity in budget mid-range phones. The display on the Galaxy A31 might not win any awards in terms of color accuracy or brightness but it is still a great display. It has great viewing angles, the brightness level is good enough that you can read the content on the display in direct sunlight, and as is typical of an AMOLED display, the content pops because of the boosted colors and saturation.The phone's 6.4-inch, FHD Super AMOLED panel has a screen-to-body ratio of 84.9% and an aspect ratio of 20:9 to match that of other Samsung phones sold in 2020. An optical, under-display fingerprint reader replaces the rear-mounted one seen on the previous A30 models. [3] The absence of a dedicated Night mode is particularly felt when you use the ultra-wide camera, which can't take photos as bright as the main camera in low-light conditions because of its considerably narrower aperture. Ultra-wide pictures taken outdoors during the day are serviceable just as long as you don't try to zoom in, because the 8-megapixel resolution isn't enough to resolve any meaningful detail. This is, however, a limitation on all of Samsung's mid-range phones with ultra-wide cameras. Virtual Proximity Sensing : Sensing proximity information by using software without proximity sensor Samsung Android 11 update roadmap: When will you get One UI 3.0? (Update)". Android Authority. 2020-12-04 . Retrieved 2020-12-05.

Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Filp3 5G is rated as IPX8. IPX8 is based on test conditions for submersion in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes. Not advised for beach or pool use. Not dust resistant. Estimated against the usage profile of an average/typical user. Independently assessed by Strategy Analytics between 2021.12.08–12.20 in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-S901, SM-S906, SM-S908 under default setting using 5G Sub6 networks (NOT tested under 5G mmWave network). Actual battery life varies by network environment, With Music Share, you can stay connected to a Bluetooth speaker and let other devices play music on it by connecting to your phone instead of that Bluetooth speaker. The Galaxy A31 also comes with Samsung's Edge Screen and Edge Lightning features, which we don't often see on non-flagship Galaxy smartphones. Plenty of standard One UI 2.0 and Android 10 features are included as well, such as Link to Windows, Game Launcher, Dual Messenger, Secure Folder, Digital Wellbeing with Focus mode, themes support, One-handed mode, Samsung Pass, and Always On Display. In terms of battery life, the Galaxy A31 truly shines thanks to its mid-range specs and a massive 5,000mAh battery. Even if you use the phone at full brightness with Always-On Display, spend a few hours browsing the web on 4G, play PUBG, or any other game for a couple of hours, you are still going to struggle to run down the battery in a day. On average use, the Galaxy A31 will easily last you almost 1.5-2 days on a single charge. One issue, however, is that the Galaxy A31 only supports 15W fast charging. Given the battery size, this is on the slower side and the device takes nearly 3 hours to charge from 0-100% which can be a bit frustrating. Software a b c SamMobile (19 June 2020). "Samsung Galaxy A31 review: A good phone for the non-gamers out there". SamMobile . Retrieved 2020-08-29.The same goes for moderate to somewhat heavy use, after which there's often enough charge left over so you don't have to connect the phone to the charger overnight. Even if you're gaming and watching videos all day long (with the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to spend as much time at home as possible, that's something many folks will probably do), the A31 will easily survive for at least 12-14 hours before it asks for a charge. The Galaxy A31, like every other Galaxy phone that isn't a flagship, comes with a single speaker located at the bottom. The speaker never distorts and is loud enough when you're in a small room. But you may have to use it at maximum volume if you want it to be fully audible, something I had to do when listening to podcasts. The Super AMOLED panel on the Galaxy A31 also allows Samsung to include an in-display fingerprint scanner on the device, which is again something of a rarity in budget devices. The scanner is a bit on the slower side but I still found it better than the ultrasonic sensor that Samsung uses on its flagship Galaxy S and Note devices. Camera

Samsung has traditionally used its own mid-range Exynos chips inside its Galaxy A devices. However, for the Galaxy A31, the company has switched over to MediaTek’s Helio P65 chipset. This is an octa-core low-end chip comprising of six Cortex-A53 cores and two Cortex-A75 cores running at 2GHz. This is paired with a Mali-653 GPU. In India, Samsung sells the Galaxy A31 in only one variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB slower eMMC 5.1 storage. It's not just Night mode that's missing on the Galaxy A31: It doesn't have either a slow-motion or hyperlapse mode. The only modes you get apart from Photo and Video are Live Focus, Pro, Panorama, Macro, and Food. Macro mode is used for taking pictures with the macro camera, and as far as quality of those pictures is concerned, the results are pretty mediocre. With a measly 5 megapixels to work with, the macro camera can't resolve much detail, and it is more or less useless in low-light conditions.As with most other Samsung phones released during 2020, [9] the Microsoft-Samsung partnership Link to Windows option [10] [11] which comes as standard, can be accessed in the Android notification panel. Another area where One UI 2.1 excels is in terms of multitasking features. You can run selected apps in a windowed mode on top of other apps. However, the weak chipset means that the multitasking experience on the Galaxy A31 is not really ideal as the device stutters and lags when switching between heavy apps. There are no system ads in One UI 2.1 on the A31, though there are some pre-installed bloatware and you will get some spam notifications from time to time.