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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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 iPhone 7 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A31, getting a score of 83.8 against 81.3. Despite of the fact iPhone 7 Plus is much older and just a little heavier than Galaxy A31, it's body is still somewhat thinner. The iPhone 7 Plus has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A31, although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a quite smaller screen and a little lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPhone 7 Plus has a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The iPhone 7 Plus features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A31, although it has lesser RAM and 4 less cores (although they are faster).
The Galaxy A31 has a way better battery life than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh. Galaxy A31 has a superior camera than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low-light photos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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