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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| 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 Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s has an overall score of 88, which is better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 score. Although it's the best in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy M31s is an older, thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro. The Samsung Galaxy M31s has Android 11 operating system, and Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit better screen than Galaxy M31s, because it has a little larger screen, a bit better pixel density and a slightly higher 1236 x 2676 pixels resolution. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M31s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy M31s has a really longer battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and a back facing camera with a way better resolution.
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