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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 10 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| -- | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm 888 4G chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P50 is slightly better than the Galaxy A31, having a score of 86.3 against 81.3. The Huawei P50 comes with HarmonyOS operating system, while Galaxy A31 comes with Android 10 operating system. Huawei P50's construction is newer, just a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy A31.
The Huawei P50 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P50 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P50 features a bit better display than Galaxy A31, because it has a little higher resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit larger screen.
The Huawei P50 features a superior memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Galaxy A31 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P50, although it has a camera in the back with a worse 48 mega pixels resolution and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei P50, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4100mAh.
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