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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-08-06 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 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 GT7600 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is better than iPhone SE, having a general score of 88 against 75.7. Although Galaxy M31s is a lot newer than the iPhone SE, it is notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy M31s counts with a bit faster processing unit than iPhone SE, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Galaxy M31s has a bit sharper display than iPhone SE, because it has a way larger display, a much higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite better pixels quantity per display inch. Galaxy M31s counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone SE, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M31s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M31s has a way better battery performance than iPhone SE, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 1624mAh. Samsung Galaxy M31s takes much better photos and videos than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos, a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a larger camera aperture.
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