Screen size
Galaxy M16Winner: 6.7"+3%
Galaxy M31s6.5"
Quick verdict
Galaxy M16 leads the measured specs 9-7.
Measured wins
Galaxy M16
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Galaxy M31s
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy M16
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Galaxy M31s
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Galaxy M16
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy M31s
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy M16
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy M31s
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy M16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
equal specsWeight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Galaxy M31s
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
Galaxy M16
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Galaxy M31s
-
Speed
Galaxy M16
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy M31s
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Galaxy M16
2025, February 27
Galaxy M31s
2020, July 30. Released 2020, August 06
Status
Galaxy M16
Available. Released 2025, March 05
Galaxy M31s
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy M16
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Galaxy M31s
159.3 x 74.4 x 9.3 mm (6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 in)
Weight
Galaxy M16
191 g (6.74 oz)
Galaxy M31s
203 g (7.16 oz)
Build
Galaxy M16
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Galaxy M31s
-
SIM
Galaxy M16
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Galaxy M31s
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Galaxy M16
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Galaxy M31s
-
Type
Galaxy M16
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Galaxy M31s
Super AMOLED
Size
Galaxy M16
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy M31s
6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy M16
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Galaxy M31s
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy M31s
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS
Galaxy M16
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Galaxy M31s
Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset
Galaxy M16
Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Galaxy M31s
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
CPU
Galaxy M16
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Galaxy M31s
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Galaxy M16
Mali-G57 MC2
Galaxy M31s
Mali-G72 MP3
Card slot
Galaxy M16
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Galaxy M31s
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Galaxy M16
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Galaxy M31s
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Other
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy M31s
UFS 2.1
Triple
Galaxy M16
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)
Galaxy M31s
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Features
Galaxy M16
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Galaxy M31s
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy M31s
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Single
Galaxy M16
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Galaxy M31s
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video
Galaxy M16
1080p@30fps
Galaxy M31s
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy M31s
HDR
Loudspeaker
Galaxy M16
Yes
Galaxy M31s
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy M16
No
Galaxy M31s
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy M16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy M31s
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Galaxy M16
5.3, A2DP, LE
Galaxy M31s
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Galaxy M16
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Galaxy M31s
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Galaxy M16
Yes
Galaxy M31s
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
Galaxy M16
No
Galaxy M31s
FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy M16
USB Type-C 2.0
Galaxy M31s
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Galaxy M16
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Galaxy M31s
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Other
Galaxy M16
-
Galaxy M31s
Virtual proximity sensing
Type
Galaxy M16
5000 mAh
Galaxy M31s
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging
Galaxy M16
25W wired
Galaxy M31s
25W wired 4.5W reverse wired
Colors
Galaxy M16
Thunder Black, MInt Green, Blush Pink
Galaxy M31s
Mirage Black, Mirage Blue
Models
Galaxy M16
SM-M166P, SM-M166P/DS
Galaxy M31s
SM-M317F, SM-M317F/DS
SAR
Galaxy M16
1.08 W/kg (head)
Galaxy M31s
1.38 W/kg (head)
SAR EU
Galaxy M16
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
Galaxy M31s
-
Price
Galaxy M16
₹ 13,999
Galaxy M31s
About 300 EUR