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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M31 is a bit better than Huawei nova 5T, having a score of 86.5 against 80.8. The Galaxy M31 is an a little heavier and somewhat thicker phone than Huawei nova 5T. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31 has a newer 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, so it counts with lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
Galaxy M31 has a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite worse screen density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a bit larger display. Huawei nova 5T features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M31. Both have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM.
Galaxy M31 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video definition and a same size aperture, the Galaxy M31 also has a camera with a way better 64 megapixels resolution and a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 has a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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