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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 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 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 M31s has a global score of 88, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone XR's 82 score. Galaxy M31s is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone XR, although it's just a little heavier and somewhat thicker. The iPhone XR counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M31s, although it has a lot lower 828 x 1792 pixels resolution, a just a bit worse pixels density and a quite smaller display.
Galaxy M31s features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone XR, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone XR has just a little better processing power than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy M31s features a better camera than iPhone XR, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition and the same camera aperture, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures and a lot better resolution camera.
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