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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 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 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone XS Max's overall score of 84.5. Samsung Galaxy M31s is a newer and a bit lighter cellphone than Apple iPhone XS Max, although it is also somewhat thicker. The iPhone XS Max has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPhone XS Max counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have a display of the same size, the iPhone XS Max also has a quite higher display pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px. Galaxy M31s has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has a way better battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a much larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
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