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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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
Galaxy M31s has a score of 88, which is better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 overall score. These phones work with Android operating system, but Galaxy M31s has 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy M31s design is notably newer than the Huawei nova 2's, but it's way heavier and noticeably thicker.
The Huawei nova 2 has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite better pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31s shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a lot higher video resolution and a much more mega pixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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