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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M31 is better than the Huawei nova 2, with a global score of 86.5 against 74.2. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Samsung Galaxy M31 body is noticeably newer than the Huawei nova 2's, but it's thicker and a lot heavier.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has more RAM. The Galaxy M31 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a quite worse screen density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a larger display.
The Galaxy M31 features a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M31 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31 has a way better battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
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