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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 M31s has a global score of 88, which is slightly better than the iPhone 8's 85 general score. The Galaxy M31s body is incredibly newer, but extremely heavier and noticeably thicker than iPhone 8. IPhone 8 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M31s, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 8 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, although it has a quite lower pixel count in each screen inch, a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334 and a lot smaller display. The Galaxy M31s features a bit bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 8, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 229 percent more battery size. Galaxy M31s features a superior camera than iPhone 8, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution.
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