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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's overall score of 75.5. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. Galaxy A31 is a newer device than the Huawei P9 Plus, although it's incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A31. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. Galaxy A31 has a screen that's very similar to the Huawei P9 Plus one, although the Galaxy A31 also has a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit better screen density and a bigger screen.
The Galaxy A31 has a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A31 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A31 captures better photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a lot better resolution camera, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations.
Galaxy A31 has a superior battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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