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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 8 Plus's 87.1 overall score. Galaxy M31s's body is much newer than Apple iPhone 8 Plus's, but it's thicker and a little bit heavier. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M31s, although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller display.
Galaxy M31s features just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy M31s shoots better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a much larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a much more mega-pixels camera.
Galaxy M31s features a much better battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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