Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M31

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global version, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA, Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - Russian

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Russia

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat10, 452 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2022-09

2020-02
Status

2022-09

2020-03

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame

Plastic
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.7 mm

159.2 mm
Width

77.6 mm

75.1 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

240 g

191 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Gold, Purple, Silver

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

411 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

Always-On display, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)

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Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.46 GHz Everest

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A73
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.02 GHz Sawtooth

quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Exynos 9611
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Mali-G72 MP3
Memory RAM

6 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512, 1024 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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512 GB
Storage

NVMe

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

iOS 16

Android 10.0; One UI 2.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1.22 µm

64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 0.8 µm, 1/1.72"
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.8 , 77 mm, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm

5 MP, f/2.4 , 25 mm, 1.12 µm, 1/5.0"
TOF-3D LiDAR scanner

5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

9280 x 6944 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 4, photographic styles, cinematic mode, action mode, proRAW, proRes, night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR scanner

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

32 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

6528 x 4896 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 4, digital image stabilization, proRAW, proRes video recording

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Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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