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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| 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 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 | 3 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 + 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 Galaxy M31 is slightly better than the Apple iPhone SE (2020), getting a score of 86.5 against 81.5. Galaxy M31's body is thicker and a lot heavier than Apple iPhone SE (2020). The Galaxy M31 works with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x operating system.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has 2 lesser cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Galaxy M31 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a lot more opaque screen, it also counts with a much larger screen, a little higher display pixel density and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a superior camera than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a back facing camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy M31 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy M31 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 229 percent greater battery capacity.
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