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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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 score of 88, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. Galaxy M31s is a way newer cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9, but it is a little bit heavier and thicker. The Galaxy M31s's processing unit is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Mate 9, and although the Galaxy M31s has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy M31s features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a bit larger screen, a quite higher screen density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Samsung Galaxy M31s captures way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a much better 64 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a much bigger sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality and a bigger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 50% greater battery size.
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