Product
Samsung Galaxy M31s
Samsung Galaxy M31s
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Battery
Charging 25W wired4.5W reverse wired 15W wired
Type Li-Po 6000 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Body
Dimensions 159.3 x 74.4 x 9.3 mm (6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Virtual proximity sensing Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2020, July 30 2021, April 28
Status Available. Released 2020, August 06 Available. Released 2021, May 01
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad - 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Triple 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Misc
Colors Mirage Black, Mirage Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray
Models SM-M317F, SM-M317F/DS SM-M426B, SM-M426B/DS
SAR 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (head)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Platform
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 619
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1 Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes