Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 is just a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021), with an 86.5 score against 79.2. Both phones we are comparing here use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has the newer 11 version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10, offering a couple additional features. Even when the Samsung Galaxy M31 and Huawei P Smart (2021) were released only a few months apart, the Samsung Galaxy M31 is just a little lighter and just a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy M31 has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater display pixels density.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a larger sensor and a lot more megapixels back camera.
Galaxy M31 counts with greater battery duration than Huawei P Smart (2021), because it has a 20 percent bigger battery capacity.
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