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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is slightly better than iPhone 8 Plus's 87.1 overall score. Even though the Galaxy M31s is newer than the iPhone 8 Plus, it is thicker and just a little heavier. IPhone 8 Plus features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a just a bit worse number of pixels per inch of screen and a quite smaller display.
IPhone 8 Plus has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Galaxy M31s captures much better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with slightly more storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 2691mAh.
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