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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 score. Although the Samsung Galaxy M31 is way newer than the Huawei P9, it is extremely heavier and way thicker. The Galaxy M31's CPU is just as good as Huawei P9's processing unit, and although the Galaxy M31 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M31 has a little sharper display than Huawei P9, because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy M31 features a very superior camera than Huawei P9, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor, a way better video quality, a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with way more MP.
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