Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| 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/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| 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 iPhone 12 is a little bit better than Galaxy M31s, having a global score of 88.7 against 88. The iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy M31s counts with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 12 is a incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Galaxy M31s, even though they were released with only 3 months difference.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a brighter screen than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels. Apple iPhone 12 has a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy M31s counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy M31s features a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 113 percent bigger battery capacity.
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