Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M31
Quick Comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro has better RAM than Samsung Galaxy M31. In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 18 Pro has better resolution of 2622 x 1206 than Samsung Galaxy M31 which has resolution of 2340 x 1080. Apple iPhone 18 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy M31
| Name | Apple iPhone 18 Pro | Samsung Galaxy M31 |
| RAM | 12 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.3 in | 6.4 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Battery | 4056 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Camera | 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple | 64 MP Quad |
| Price | Rs. 164900 | Rs. 17499 |
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Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is September 09, 2026. The cost of Apple iPhone 18 Pro is Rs. 164900. The launch Date of the second phone is February 25, 2020. The cost of Samsung Galaxy M31 is Rs. 17499.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro has screen size of 6.3 inches which falls short to Samsung Galaxy M31's 6.4 inch screen. Apple iPhone 18 Pro has OLED Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy M31 has Super AMOLED Screen type. Apple's phone has display density of 460 PPI & Samsung's phone has only 411 PPI display density. Apple iPhone 18 Pro has 19.5:9 aspect ratio where as Samsung Galaxy M31 has 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Samsung Galaxy M31's lower 6 GB RAM. Apple iPhone 18 Pro has more Internal Memory (256 GB) than Samsung Galaxy M31 (64 GB).
Camera comparison
Samsung Galaxy M31's 64 MP Quad Rear Camera outshines Apple iPhone 18 Pro's 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Samsung Galaxy M31 will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 32 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 18 Pro's 18 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Apple iPhone 18 Pro has version 27 iOS Operating System where as Samsung Galaxy M31 has version 10.0 Android Operating System.
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| Name | Apple iPhone 18 Pro | Samsung Galaxy M31 |
| General | ||
| Model | iPhone 18 Pro | Galaxy M31 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | eSIM+Nano SIM | Nano+Nano SIM |
| eSIM Support | Yes | |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | September 09, 2026 | February 25, 2020 |
| In The Box | iPhone with iOS 27 USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m) | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 71.9 x 150 x 8.75 mm | 75.1 x 159.2 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 211 g | 191 g |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy | |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color Super AMOLED Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 460 PPI | ~ 411 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 84.1% | |
| Glass Type | Ceramic Shield 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Brightness | 1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness | |
| HDR Support | Yes | |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes | |
| Features | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously | |
| Notch | Yes, Dynamic Island | Yes, Water Drop Notch |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Card Slot | No | Yes, upto 512 GB |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | |
| 5G Bands | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n77, n78, n79) TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) | |
| VoLTE | Yes | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO | |
| Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0 | Yes, v5.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.2 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB Charging | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| Geekbench Score | 12,677 (Multi Core) (v6) 4,719 (Single Core) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location | yes with A-GPS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | Yes, Rear |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Face ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors | Geomagnetic Sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Virtual Light Sensing, Compass |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | Yes |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Cooling System | Next Gen Vapor Chamber | |
| AI Features | Apple Intelligence, Siri, Image Playground | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min | |
| Splash Resistant | No | |
| IP Rating | IP68 | |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | |
| Extra Features | Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple Second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip, Siri With Expressive Voices, Aluminium Unibody Design Ceramic Shield 2 Front Ceramic Shield Back, Emergency Sos Crash Detection, Apple C2 Cellular Modem, Thread Networking Technology, Action Button | UFS 2.1 |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 48mp Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, Ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super‑high‑resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) | 64 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 5 MP ƒ/2.2 (Macro) Macro 5 MP ƒ/2.2 (Depth Sensor) |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus | Yes |
| Features | 8x Optical‑quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 16x Optical‑quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And Dng, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main), Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low-light Video At 1080p, Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 120 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Genlock Support, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4k Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time‑lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 24x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: Hevc, H.264, Prores And Prores Raw, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio‑quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix | Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25 fps FHD | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels Autofocus, Retina Flash | 32 MP ƒ/2 (Wide Angle) |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v27 | Android v10.0, upgradable to v12 |
| Chipset | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 9611 |
| CPU | Hexa Core Processor | 2.3 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores | 4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Fabrication Node | 2nm | |
| GPU | 7‑core GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| NPU | Dual 16‑core Neural Engine | |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes, supports HTML5 |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio playback User‑configurable maximum volume limit | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Video | Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | No | Yes, with FM Recording |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 4056 mAh, Li-ion Battery | 6000 mAh, Li-Po Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes, 15W Fast Charging |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25w | |
| Talk Time | 2 days | |
| Video Playback Time | 34 hours | |
| Music Playback Time | 119 hours | |