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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is a bit better than Galaxy A31, with a score of 84.5 against 81.3. IPhone XS Max is an older and somewhat heavier device than Galaxy A31, but Apple made it somewhat thinner anyway. IPhone XS Max has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a bit bigger display, a quite better pixel count in each inch in the display and a little bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution.
The Galaxy A31 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A31 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Apple iPhone XS Max features a better performance than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has 2 lesser cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy A31 captures just a bit better videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a superior battery life than iPhone XS Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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