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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.23 |
| 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 11 Pro Max is a bit better than the Galaxy A31, with a overall score of 85.3 against 81.3. IPhone 11 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A31 works with Android 10 OS. Even though the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Galaxy A31 were released with only a couple of months difference, the iPhone 11 Pro Max design is just a little thinner but also heavier.
IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A31, because it has a quite larger screen, a little higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a just a little greater pixel count per inch in the display. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a better performing processing unit than Galaxy A31, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy A31 has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A31 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A31 counts with greater battery performance than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 26% larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy A31 takes slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and pictures and a back camera with a much better resolution.
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