Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| 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 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 | 3 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 + 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
The iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A31's 81.3 general score. The iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A31 comes with Android 10 OS. IPhone SE (2020) is a thinner and incredibly lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A31, even when both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a better performing CPU than Galaxy A31, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPhone SE (2020) features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A31, although it has a bit less pixels per screen inch, a way lower 750 x 1334 pixels resolution and a much smaller display.
Galaxy A31 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a smaller aperture and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photos and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy A31 has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A31 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A31 has a really longer battery duration than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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