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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 7 has a score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A31's 81.3 global score. The Apple iPhone 7 is an older phone than the Galaxy A31, but Apple could make it a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. Apple iPhone 7 has a display that's just as good as the Galaxy A31 one, although the Apple iPhone 7 has a little worse pixels quantity in each inch in the screen, a lot lower resolution of 750 x 1334 and a really smaller display.
The Apple iPhone 7 features more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The iPhone 7 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A31, although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores.
Galaxy A31 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 155% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a much better camera than iPhone 7, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a way more megapixels back facing camera and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality.
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