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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 326 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 A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8, getting an 86.5 score against 85. Although the Samsung Galaxy M31 is incredibly newer than Apple iPhone 8, it is thicker and a lot heavier. IPhone 8 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has much darker screen, it also counts with a lot bigger display, a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a little greater screen pixel density. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 8, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back camera with a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution.
IPhone 8 has more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Galaxy M31 features a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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