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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh 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 M31s has a general score of 88, which is way better than the Huawei P9's global score of 72.9. Samsung Galaxy M31s's body is a lot newer than Huawei P9's, but it's noticeably heavier and notably thicker. Samsung Galaxy M31s's CPU is very similar to the CPU in Huawei P9, and although the Samsung Galaxy M31s has a greater amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Huawei P9 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density. Galaxy M31s counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M31s takes a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images, a much bigger back camera sensor, a back facing camera with lot more MP and a way higher video resolution. The Galaxy M31s counts with a superior battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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