Honor 9A vs Samsung Galaxy M31s

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Comparing the Honor 9A vs Samsung Galaxy M31s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M31s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Honor 9A runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Honor 9A offers 6.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M31s features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor 9A's TFT LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Honor 9A offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor 9A offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Honor 9A offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9A offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M31s offers 128 GB, making Honor 9A the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M31s receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Honor 9A has a rating of 3.3.

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Honor 9A
₹7,499
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy M31s
₹11,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
78%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
05 Aug, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio P22
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
TFT LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
32 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
25W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Best-in-class battery
  • Great display
  • Daylight photography is good

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Misses out on high screen refresh rate
  • Not so great for gaming
  • Bloatware

User Ratings

3.3/5
(2,217 ratings)
4.2/5
(112,183 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
157,068
AnTuTu Score
N/A
18h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 05, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Magic UI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

3 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
157,068

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
33.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

TFT LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

278 ppi
405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.44 %
86.07 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.4 %
91 %

Design

Height

159 mm
159.3 mm

Width

74 mm
74.4 mm

Thickness

9 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

185 grams
203 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(4G)
Up to 51 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
18h 35m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 32m 11s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.38 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope