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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-08-06 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
The Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is better than the Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Even though the Galaxy M31s is noticeably newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is noticeably thicker and much heavier.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a CPU that's very similar to the Huawei P9 Plus one, and although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy M31s and Huawei P9 Plus both count with incredibly similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a just a bit higher number of pixels per inch of display, a little bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a larger screen.
Galaxy M31s counts with a way better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a camera with a much better resolution, a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations and a lot bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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