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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.89 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, having a general score of 90.5 against 81.3. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a just a little bit thicker and a little heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy A31. Both devices in our current comparison work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both should provide you all the same operating system features.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit better performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same display density, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a slightly better resolution of 1176 x 2400 and a bit bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 40 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture and a larger sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A31 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has an 11 percent larger battery capacity.
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