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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is just a bit better than iPhone 11's score of 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy M31 comes with Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 11 comes with iOS 15.x operating system. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M31 and iPhone 11 were released with only 6 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy M31 body is just a little lighter but also just a bit thicker than iPhone 11.
The Apple iPhone 11 features a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Galaxy M31 features a little more vivid screen than iPhone 11, because although it has much lower brightness, it also counts with a bit bigger screen, a better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy M31 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 11, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy M31 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 has a superior camera than Apple iPhone 11, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a much better resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better battery duration than iPhone 11, because it has a 93% more battery capacity.
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