Samsung Galaxy M31 vs Apple iPhone 14 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2020	Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€240	$799 | €929

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.80 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue, Black, Red	Midnight, Purple Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.97% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple 15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2122
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4876
3D Mark High
Untested	3018
3D Mark Low
Untested	2115

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3279 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 23min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 44min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F	Date approved: Oct 09, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8138A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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