Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-04-27 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A31's 81.3 general score. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an a lot older cellphone than Galaxy A31, but it is thinner and a bit lighter anyway. These devices include Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A31 has Android 10.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy A31 features longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 captures better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a way larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
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