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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 has a general score of 81.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. Even though Galaxy A31 is newer than Huawei nova 3, it's somewhat thicker and heavier. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A31 has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Galaxy A31 and the Huawei nova 3 count with extremely similar displays, although the Huawei nova 3 has a little bit smaller screen, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a just a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch of display. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 3 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A31 features improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3750mAh. Samsung Galaxy A31 has a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also counts with a camera with way more megapixels.
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