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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G has a general score of 87.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M31's 86.5 global score. The Huawei Mate 30 5G body is a little bit thinner but a little heavier than Galaxy M31, and they were released with only 5 months difference. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has the older 10 version and Galaxy M31 has Android 11.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy M31 features just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy M31 has a bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy M31 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier camera sensor shooting lower quality photographs, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a back camera with much more MP.
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