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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 92.8 |
| 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 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a global score of 92.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31s's 88 overall score. Even though the Apple iPhone 12 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy M31s were only released with a few months difference, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is a little lighter and thinner. Apple iPhone 12 Pro works with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy M31s works with Android 11 OS.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 6 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPhone 12 Pro counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels.
Galaxy M31s features a lot better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution. Galaxy M31s has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 113 percent more battery size.
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