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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.1 |
| 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 | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 7.52 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a general score of 86.5, which is slightly better than the iPhone 6s's 83 global score. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 6s counts with iOS 9.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy M31 is a incredibly newer cellphone than iPhone 6s, but it's heavier and thicker.
The iPhone 6s features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750, a way smaller display and a little bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bit more brightness. The iPhone 6s counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional GPU.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a bigger aperture, a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much bigger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 6s, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 features a superior battery life than iPhone 6s, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 1715mAh.
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