Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A31

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2015 September 2016 2020, March 24
Status Available - September 2015 Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - April 2020
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 60,000 ($882.35) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type - Nano SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) LTE (unspecified)
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
1.38 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iOS 10 Android 10.0
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
GPU - 6 core Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 65.45% 85.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2915 mAh 1960 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 14 h -