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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is slightly better than the Galaxy A31, having a score of 88.7 against 81.3. Even though Apple iPhone 12 and Galaxy A31 were released only 6 months apart, Apple iPhone 12 is somewhat lighter and thinner. Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A31 comes with Android 10 operating system.
The iPhone 12 has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density and a slightly better 1170 x 2532px resolution. IPhone 12 has a superior processor than Galaxy A31, because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Galaxy A31 counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has lower video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not recommended for capturing images or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a back facing camera with much more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A31 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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