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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy M31 is much better than Huawei P20, with an 86.5 score against 78.1. Even though the Galaxy M31 is newer than Huawei P20, it is thicker and somewhat heavier. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M31 has 11 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Samsung Galaxy M31 features just a bit better display than Huawei P20, because although it has a bit inferior number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Galaxy M31 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M31 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M31 has a very superior camera than Huawei P20, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M31 also has a camera with a way better 64 mega pixels resolution and a way larger camera sensor shooting way higher quality photos.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M31 has a much better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 76% greater battery capacity.
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