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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 20's 79.5 global score. The Galaxy M31s body is newer, but a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 20. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M31s has older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31s, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei Mate 20 features just a bit better screen than Galaxy M31s, although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, they both have a screen of the same size.
Galaxy M31s has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M31s also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much better battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy M31s takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rate and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality pictures and a back camera with much more MP.
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