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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 has a score of 81.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's general score of 79.3. Galaxy A31 counts with Android 10 operating system, and Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 operating system. The Galaxy A31 is an older and just a bit thicker phone than Huawei nova 9 Pro, but Samsung could make it a bit lighter anyway.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a quite greater pixel count in each inch of screen and a slightly better 1236 x 2676 resolution. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A31 has more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A31 shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for taking photos and video in low-light situations, a back camera with a lower resolution and a lot worse video quality.
The Galaxy A31 has improved battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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