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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.87 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 |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 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
The Galaxy M31 is slightly better than Apple iPhone 7, having an 86.5 score against 81.6. Although the Galaxy M31 is noticeably newer than Apple iPhone 7, it is somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has a lot darker screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little higher pixels density and a lot larger screen.
Apple iPhone 7 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M31 counts with a little better performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy M31 features a much better camera than iPhone 7, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M31 also has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a much bigger camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy M31 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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