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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-08-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy M31s is just a bit better than iPhone 11 Pro Max, getting a global score of 88 against 85.3. The Galaxy M31s works with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system. Even though the Galaxy M31s is somewhat thicker than iPhone 11 Pro Max, it's somewhat lighter and also newer.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and although they both have a same size display, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also has a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a bit higher pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a greater processing power than Galaxy M31s, because although it has 2 lesser cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much longer battery duration than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 51 percent larger battery size.
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