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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2659mAh 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M31s is slightly better than Apple iPhone XS, getting a score of 88 against 84.2. The Galaxy M31s is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone XS, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker. IPhone XS has a little bit better performance than Galaxy M31s, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone XS has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1125 x 2436 resolution. The Galaxy M31s features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M31s captures better videos and photos than iPhone XS, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same camera aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M31s also counts with a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality.
Galaxy M31s has a way better battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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