Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Interstellar blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 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 | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs is a bit better than Galaxy M31, with a 91.6 score against 86.5. Despite being the best we are comparing here, it must be noted that it's also a thicker and noticeably heavier phone. Galaxy M31 has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a way lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a really smaller display and a just a bit worse display pixels density.
Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy M31, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M31 counts with greater battery performance than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M31 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same sensor size and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
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