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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 has a score of 86.5, which is much better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 score. Galaxy M31 is a newer cellphone than Huawei nova 3, but it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31 has older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also counts with a little larger display. Huawei nova 3 features a processing unit that's very similar to the CPU in Galaxy M31, both have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy M31, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a lot better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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