Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Comparison: Worth The Upgrade! By TechDaily

What's going on guys, my name is Wade, with tech daily and in this video we're going to be comparing the new Samsung Galaxy a 31 to last year's Samsung Galaxy a 30 to see what kind of upgrade you get and going with the new phone now I know the 30 last year was one of the most popular a series devices, especially here in the US, so I'm sure a lot of people are interested in this new, a 31 and, if you're, just looking for the straight answer. Yes, the new, a 31 is absolutely worth the upgrade, but I'm going to go ahead and go more in depth with all the new changes, so you can get a better idea of what this phone has to offer. So first things. First, let's actually talk about the price. When the eight-thirty launched last year, it originally retailed for around 230 dollars, at least here in the US, and it quickly came down in price over the following months for the 31 at least right now, Amazon has this phone listed for around 250 bucks, but I suspect just like most other a series devices. Once this phone is out for a little while and more retailers and carriers pick it up, that price will come down to any way.

You look at it, though. Last year's a 30, and this year's a 31 are gonna, be about the same price and by the way, if you're interested in doing some comparison shopping of your own, or maybe you want to pick up one of these devices for yourself. I will have some links down below in the video description to where you can get these phones at their cheapest. Current prices so check down there, so you don't miss out physically the 30 and a 31 look pretty similar, but Samsung actually did make a number of design changes. That I think make the 831 look like a slightly more premium device this time around, both phones, rock and all plastic design, like all the other, a series devices, the color and finish- have changed on the 31 to that two-tone rainbow effect and the whole design actually mimics the more expensive, a 51 and 71 devices.

So that's really the main reason why I think the 31 just looks more premium. It's simply just on par with the higher-end a series devices. Now, with a slightly refreshed. Look aside from the design change like I said, the materials have remained the same all plastic and both phones feel about the same. There's no newer or nice, sir material going with the a31.

They aren't premium flagships after all, but I think both devices still look and feel fairly nice considering they are just plastic. Interestingly enough, the dimensions of the a31 have changed as well. This new phone is a little taller, a little narrower and actually significantly thicker than last year's 830. It's also quite a bit heavier as well, and it may not seem like much on camera at least, but the feel of these phones is actually pretty different when you hold them in each hand, especially the thickness and the weight differences. Now, even though the dimensions changed a little, the big stuff, like the display, hasn't actually changed.

Much at all. Both phones still have a six point, four inch display, and unfortunately we don't get a new hole, punch, cutout design on the 31. It's still that infinity, you notch up top for the selfie camera, but it is actually smaller than the 30 by just a little. Actually, the bezels all the way around the 31 are just a tiny bit slimmer as well. You get a slightly larger bottom chin down there still but I.

Think overall, the 31 does just a little better job stretching out the screen. Taking a look around at everything else. You still have your sim and SD card tray on the left side, the volume and power buttons are the same on the right side and down below both phones retain the same headphone, jack, USB, C, charging, port and single bottom speaker around back I think is where you'll see the biggest two changes. First off. Obviously, the new a31 has a few more camera lenses which I'll touch on a little later, and you'll also notice that last year's 830 had a rear fingerprint sensor, which has been changed with the 31.

This new phone has its fingerprint sensor, underneath the display now for me personally, I actually do prefer the old physical rear mounted fingerprint sensor. It's still a little quicker and more accurate as well. That's certainly easier to feel for and find, but I understand why Samsung made the change with the 31. Fortunately, both phones have faced unlock as well. So you can use that too, if you like, which is what I choose to do, and you'll notice that face unlocks is a bit faster with the 31 as well, which is nice, so a noticeable upgrade and speed there with that feature.

As far as the actual displays themselves, we unfortunately don't get any real upgrades here, but are a couple of things I just want to mention. Both phones have a six point, four inch Super AMOLED panel, but because the dimensions on the a31 changed ever so slightly. The resolution is a little different. This new phone has a 2400 by 1080 resolution at 411 pixels per inch, while last year's 830 had a 2340 by 1080 resolution at 403 pixels per inch. Honestly, though, the difference is sort of irrelevant.

You aren't going to be able to tell these screens apart at all, but they are so both really good-looking displays, especially for phones at this price point when I first saw the 30 last year, which was my first experience with a series. Phones, I was blown away by how good the screen was that $250 price, and it's the same story again with the 831 I, still think. Samsung's a-series phones have the best displays for the price and if you haven't had the chance to check these out in person, yet I do think they're. One of the selling points for these phones. So really the three biggest upgrades you'll get in going with the 831 are the battery the internal specs and the cameras.

I think those are all important enough changes to really consider with the battery the a30 had a pretty respectable four thousand William capacity inside, but the a31 bumped things up even more, with a five thousand William battery. That extra power will yield at least a day and a half of use on a single charge, and actually this 8:31 has a bigger battery than the 51 and a 71, so you're getting a lot more out of your money out of the entire a series. Lineup I get the 31 specifically because of that big battery honestly and very few other smartphones in this price range have that high of capacity there's no wireless charging here with either phone and they both charge via the 15 watt fast charger. Nothing faster than that. But even though neither of those features received upgrades I still think.

The extra 20% battery capacity alone is a solid upgrade inside the 31 also received some decent upgrades to the processor and RAM the new phone packs, the MediaTek hello P 65 chipsets and Molly G 52 GPU, along with either four or six gigabytes of RAM. The 30 last year had the Enos 7904 processor, Mali, g71, GPU and either three or four gigabytes of RAM. While the 830 has been updated to Android ten. Now it's still a little behind the 31. In terms of load times and performance, that extra second or two is noticeable with some stock apps and plenty of third-party apps as well, and the gap extends even further when launching graphics, heavy apps like games more than anything, though I think the upgraded is six gigs of ram you can get with the 31 is probably the best option to go with.

That's what I have here and in my time using the phone I noticed it can just continually handle more and more apps better than the 30 can I do. Think. The 30 is still a good phone for 20/20, especially with the Android 10 update now, but I think the 31 in particular further increased the excellent value you get for your money when it comes to performance. Last but not least, let's talk cameras and like a lot of others, a series phones. This is where Samsung really focused a ton of attention.

Last years, a 30 offered a dual lens setup, which consisted of a 16 megapixel F 2.0, aperture main lens, and a 5 megapixel ultra-wide shooter this time around the 31. It's a four lens setup: a 48 megapixel, F, 2.0 main lens, an 8 megapixel ultra-wide lens, a 5 megapixel macro lens and a 5 megapixel depth sensor. All around the 31 has significantly more picture and video taking potential than the 30 with all the extra lenses and added support with better internal specs. You can capture far more detail with a full sized 48 megapixels shot. You have the option to take up-close pictures with the macro lens and a depth sensor will help significantly with live focus.

Shots I will have a dedicated camera comparison. Video coming soon to show some real-world picture and video samples, but I think the upgrade to the cameras is one of the biggest and most worthwhile changes to the 31. Unfortunately, you're still missing out on some big features like 4k, video, recording and night mode, which is a bummer, but for 250 dollars. I still think, there's a lot to be happy. The front selfie camera also saw some nice improvements as well.

It went from a 16 megapixel shooter on the 30 to a 20 megapixel lens on the 31. All in all, if pictures and videos are important to you- and you were maybe a little underwhelmed by the 30 I think you'll be more than satisfied, jumping up to the 31, unlike some other new a-series phones, I, actually do think. The 31 is probably one of the most significant upgrades over last year's device. Well, you don't get a totally new redesign. The subtle changes to the body are nice and the important stuff like the specs' battery life and camera all mean that you're getting a phone that actually does get some new stuff and keeping it around.

That $250 price point is very important. ? I think the 831 is a solid upgrade, certainly worthwhile, and if you have the 30, this is going to be a pretty nice new phone. If you do decide to upgrade, and if you have a different, cheaper, a series phone from last year, the 31 is really the best option to go with right now, in my opinion, as the perfect balance of performance features and price. So there you go. That's everything you need to know about.

Upgrading from the 32, the 31, what do you guys think? Is it really worth the upgrade? Let me know in the comments down below I'd love, to know your thoughts, of course, but hopefully you guys did enjoy this video be sure to follow tech daily on Twitter and subscribe to the tech daily YouTube channel. If you haven't already, and I'll see you guys later.

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