Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A31
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy A31, Manufactured in April, 2020with chipsetMediatek Helio P65. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A31
- Lighter design: 185g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4352mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 84.9 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 96.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 238 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 159.3 mm (6.27 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 73.1 mm (2.88 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 240 g (8.47 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
- White - Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Mediatek Helio P65 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 6/1.7 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 78.7 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2266 | 509 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5459 | 1553 |
| CPU | 327704 | 74327 |
| GPU | 434683 | 24218 |
| Memory | 248498 | 45491 |
| UX | 315845 | 53893 |
| NanoReview Score | 1326730 | 197929 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.8 °C | 45.2 °C |
| Stability | 82 % | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | 3 fps |
| Graphics Score | 9444 | 572 |
| Writing score | n/a | 5825 |
| Web score | n/a | 4447 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4920 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 4420 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 5615 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 13 GB | 27 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4352 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 2:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:16 h | 10:26 h |
| Video Playback | 17:03 h | 14:36 h |
| Games | 06:41 h | 05:44 h |
| Standby Mode | 136 h | 126 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 77 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 119 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5963x3354 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 18 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | 210 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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