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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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 M31 is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8, with a global score of 86.5 against 85. Galaxy M31's body is a lot newer than Apple iPhone 8's, although it's thicker and noticeably heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone 8, because although it has much less brightness, it also counts with a much bigger display, a little higher pixels amount per screen inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 8, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a lot larger sensor providing a lot better image quality and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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