Honor 9 vs Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm	6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.74 oz (191.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Blue, Black, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.03 %	83.97 %
Peak brightness
	420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB (UFS 2.1), available to use: 49 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh	6000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 240
In The Box
	15W fast charger, Data cable, Ejection pin, User Manual

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Feb 25, 2020

Alternative variants

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor 9 Specs	Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 9 Review