Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 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 |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 global score of 86.5, which is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Pro's general score of 81.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy M31 has newer 11 version and Huawei P20 Pro has Android 10, so it offers some additional features and a performance increase. Galaxy M31's body is newer, but a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei P20 Pro.
The Huawei P20 Pro and the Galaxy M31 both feature really similar processors, both have 6 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy M31 has a bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy M31 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a bigger camera sensor and a way more MP camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
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