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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone SE (2020) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, getting a score of 81.5 against 81.3. IPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A31 comes with Android 10 operating system. IPhone SE (2020)'s body is incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy A31, even when they were only released with a couple of months difference.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has 2 lesser cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPhone SE (2020) counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A31, although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display, a much smaller screen and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a back facing camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy A31 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A31 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 175 percent greater battery capacity.
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