Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 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-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, with an 86.5 score against 82.7. Both phones in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has the previous 11 version and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though Samsung Galaxy M31 is extremely newer than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, it is thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Galaxy M31 feature quite similar CPUs, they have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixel density.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a back camera with much more MP and a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality photos.
Galaxy M31 has a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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