Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei nova 7i vs Samsung Galaxy A31

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced October 2018 January 2020 2020, March 24
Status Available - November 2018 Coming Soon - February 2020 Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
(6.27 x 3 x 0.34 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE (unspecified) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP53 dust and splash protection
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10.0
User Interface EMUI 9 EMUI 10 One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.53 inches 6.4 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2244 pixels (381 ppi) 1080 x 2310 pixels (398 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.19% 83.65% 85.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3"
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto)
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4200 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -