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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 a bit better than Huawei P40, with an 86.5 score against 86.4. Even being the best in this review, Samsung Galaxy M31's design is a bit thicker and just a bit heavier than the Huawei P40. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has 11 version and Huawei P40 has Android 10.
The Galaxy M31 features a little sharper display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little lower display density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Galaxy M31 also counts with a little bit bigger display. The Huawei P40 has a bit better processor than Galaxy M31. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P40, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P40 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, a way worse 50 megapixels resolution back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a way larger sensor capturing much higher quality photos and videos.
Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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