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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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), 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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 score of 86.5, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone 7 Plus's overall score of 83.8. The Samsung Galaxy M31 construction is much newer than Apple iPhone 7 Plus's, although it's thicker and a little bit heavier. IPhone 7 Plus counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little worse screen density, it also counts with a brighter screen.
IPhone 7 Plus has more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little better processing power than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy M31 takes much better photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same video quality and the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy M31 also has a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality photographs.
The Galaxy M31 has a superior battery life than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 107% larger battery size.
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