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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, with a overall score of 86.5 against 75.6. Galaxy M31's body is newer and lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X's, although it's also just a little bit thicker. These devices have Android OS, but Galaxy M31 has the older 11 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 20 X features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M31. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. Galaxy M31 counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X. Both of them have a same size camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rates and the same camera aperture. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 X, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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