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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 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 | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| 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 Max has a score of 93.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31s's score of 88. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with Android 11 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max body is noticeably thinner but somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy M31s, and they were released with only a couple months difference.
IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because it has a just a little higher pixels quantity per inch in the screen, a little higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels and a quite larger screen.
Galaxy M31s counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a greater camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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