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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 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 G78 MP24 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an overall score of 90.9, which is slightly better than Galaxy M31's score of 86.5. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version while Galaxy M31 has Android 11 version. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier phone than the Galaxy M31.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because it has a quite larger display, a bit more pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 1334 x 2772 pixels. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a little faster processor than Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M31 features a way better battery duration than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking photographs or videos in low-light situations, a back facing camera with way less MP resolution and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way larger back camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality.
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