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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 has a score of 81.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's overall score of 79.5. Galaxy A31 is a newer and a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 20, although it is also a little bit thicker. Both phones we are comparing have Android OS, but the Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 20 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px and a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a little bit larger screen. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A31. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features a better storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A31 features longer battery life than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Galaxy A31 has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot better resolution camera in the back.
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