Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy M31s's global score of 88. Even though iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Galaxy M31s were only released 3 months apart, iPhone 12 Pro Max's construction is somewhat heavier but also a lot thinner than the Galaxy M31s. The iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy M31s works with Android 11 OS.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M31s, because it has a just a little higher quantity of pixels in each display inch, a bit higher 1284 x 2778 resolution and a little bigger screen. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a faster processing unit than Galaxy M31s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have 6 GB of RAM, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy M31s features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31s captures much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 63 percent bigger battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.