Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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 M31 has a score of 86.5, which is much better than Huawei nova 3's score of 76.3. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M31 has the older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Even though the Galaxy M31 is newer than the Huawei nova 3, it's heavier and thicker.
Galaxy M31 features a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a quite larger display. Galaxy M31's processor is very similar to Huawei nova 3's CPU, they have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a camera with a way better resolution. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy M31 features a way better battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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