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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.08 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 8 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, getting a score of 85 against 81.3. Apple iPhone 8's design is much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A31, although it was released many years before. The iPhone 8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A31, although it has a little inferior number of pixels per screen inch, a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution and a much smaller display.
The iPhone 8 has a greater memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPhone 8 features a superior processing unit than Galaxy A31, because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy A31 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has slower video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 175 percent bigger battery size.
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