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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 6s Plus is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, getting an 84.2 score against 81.3. Apple iPhone 6s Plus's construction is somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A31, although it's a little bit heavier and was released 5 years before. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus comes with iOS 9.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with Android 10 OS.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy A31, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 6 lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits processor. Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a better looking screen than Galaxy A31, although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little lower pixels density and a quite smaller display.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A31 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a camera in the back with way more MP, a lot bigger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has an 82 percent greater battery capacity.
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