Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M31s

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M31s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M31s runs at 2.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7 Plus's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 7 Plus delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy M31s delivers 18h 35m, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M31s offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 7 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M31s is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy M31s has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016
05 Aug, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A10 Fusion
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
5 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

7 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
25W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
128 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • New iOS 10 features
  • Water resistance
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Best-in-class battery
  • Great display
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Same design as before
  • Lacks a 3.5mm headset socket
  • Jet black model is prone to scratches
  • Misses out on high screen refresh rate
  • Not so great for gaming
  • Bloatware
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(31,711 ratings)
4.2/5
(112,183 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
157,068
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
18h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
Aug 05, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M10 motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
157,068
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
33.7 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
420 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
405 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
86.07 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

158.2 mm
159.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.9 mm
74.4 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
9.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

188 grams
203 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 51 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
18h 35m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 32m 11s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
Head: 1.38 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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