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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Metal | Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Galaxy A31 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, getting a score of 81.3 against 78.7. Although Galaxy A31 is a lot newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's just a little heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little sharper display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A31 has more memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited environments, a way larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A31 has greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 25% greater battery size.
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