Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.11 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M31 is slightly better than Huawei Nova 9, having a general score of 86.5 against 81. Both of these phones use the same Android 11 OS, so they should provide you the same OS features. Even being the best in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy M31's construction is older, a little heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei Nova 9.
The Galaxy M31 has just a bit better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a quite better display pixel density. Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy M31 features a slightly better camera than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy M31 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light environments and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a greater memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4300mAh.
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