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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-06 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 M31s has an overall score of 88, which is better than Huawei nova 3's general score of 76.3. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31s has 11 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Galaxy M31s is a newer device than Huawei nova 3, but it is somewhat heavier and incredibly thicker.
Samsung Galaxy M31s and Huawei nova 3 have incredibly similar screens, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel count in each screen inch. The Galaxy M31s and the Huawei nova 3 have quite similar CPUs, both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy M31s has just a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Galaxy M31s has a much better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 60% bigger battery size.
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