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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A31 is a little bit better than the Huawei P20, getting an 81.3 score against 78.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Samsung Galaxy A31 is a a lot newer device than Huawei P20, although it is heavier and thicker.
Huawei P20 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A31. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Huawei P20 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
Galaxy A31 features a little bit better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a way more MP back facing camera and a larger back camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality.
The Galaxy A31 features a better storage to install applications and games than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has a really longer battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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