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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, having an 86.5 score against 74.2. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy M31 has an older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy M31 body is noticeably newer, but extremely thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 2 Plus.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy M31 features a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M31 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy M31 has a very superior battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M31 takes way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a way higher video resolution.
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