Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 7.52 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is better than the Huawei P20, with an 86.5 score against 78.1. Galaxy M31's body is newer than Huawei P20's, but it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy M31 has 11 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy M31 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite worse pixel number per inch of display, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a little better performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. The Galaxy M31 has a lot better camera than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same video definition, the Galaxy M31 also has a way larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
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