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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 general score. These phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy A31 has 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Although Galaxy A31 is newer than Huawei nova 3, it's somewhat heavier and thicker.
The Huawei nova 3 and the Samsung Galaxy A31 have extremely similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a little bit bigger display, a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a just a bit better pixels density. Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A31, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A31 has better battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% more battery size.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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