Huawei Nova 7 SE vs Samsung Galaxy M31s

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 7 SE vs Samsung Galaxy M31s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 7 SE runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M31s runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei Nova 7 SE the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Nova 7 SE and Samsung Galaxy M31s offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy M31s features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 7 SE's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M31s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 7 SE and Samsung Galaxy M31s feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Huawei Nova 7 SE offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M31s offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 7 SE offers 4000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M31s better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 7 SE and Samsung Galaxy M31s offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 7 SE
₹25,790
(Not Released in India)
Samsung Galaxy M31s
₹11,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
78%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2021
05 Aug, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
40W Super Charging
25W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
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

N/A
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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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 05, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

EMUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex A76 2.22 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A76 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
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)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MP6
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

8 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

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi
405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.8 %
86.07 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %

Design

Height

162.3 mm
159.3 mm

Width

75 mm
74.4 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

189 grams
203 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.7" sensor size
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
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection autofocus Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 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

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 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

N/A
4k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 51 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Super Charging 70% in 30 minutes
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

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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