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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31s has a global score of 88, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's overall score of 78.7. Even though Galaxy M31s is much newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it is thicker and heavier. Both devices we compare here use Android operating system, but Galaxy M31s has the previous 11 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a little sharper display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Galaxy M31s counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M31s also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M31s has a processor that is very similar to Huawei Mate 9 Pro's CPU, they have a 6 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much better battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, a much bigger back camera sensor taking lot higher quality pictures and videos and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos.
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