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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-12-10 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 12.1 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy M31, having a score of 87.1 against 86.5. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a just a little bit heavier phone than the Galaxy M31, but both are 0.35inches thick. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 10 version and Galaxy M31 has Android 11 version.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a little faster CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy M31 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of screen, a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bit smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy M31 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro count with similar cameras, because although the Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a worse (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels, and they both have a 0.59 inches sensor, it also counts with a larger camera aperture. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy M31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M31 counts with better battery duration than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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