Huawei P40 lite 5G vs. Samsung Galaxy M31s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 lite 5G and Samsung Galaxy M31s. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 lite 5G vs. Samsung Galaxy M31s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number CDY-N29A SM-M317F/DSN
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.31 mm 159.3 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Samsung Galaxy M31s.
Width 75 mm 74.4 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater width than Samsung Galaxy M31s.
Depth 8.58 mm 9.3 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G is narrower than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Weight 189 g 203 g Huawei P40 lite 5G is lighter than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Body Colour Space Silver Black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.365 W/kg (body), 0.756 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 405 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR Yes - Huawei P40 lite 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Features Punch FullView display Night mode, Edge-to-Edge screen, Infinity O display
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 820 -
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.3 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy M31s.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G57 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 106.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/1.7" -
Sensor Type CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) - 81 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Camera Modes - Slow motion video, Bokeh Mode, Live Focus mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Background blur
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy M31s has better second camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy M31s has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy M31s has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy M31s has higher resolution fourth camera than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the fourth camera.
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy M31s has better front camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Super night selfie mode -
Camera Features (Front) - Live Focus
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 6000 mAh Samsung Galaxy M31s has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Fast Charging Technology - Samsung Super Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy M31s has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 480 hours -
Talk Time 1140 minutes 3060 minutes Samsung Galaxy M31s has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 22 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 22 hrs
Playback (video): up to 27 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 125 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 3060 min
CELLULAR Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 -
User Interface EMUI 10.1.1 One UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery Samsung KNOX, Game Booster, Samsung Smart Switch, Virtual Light Sensing
OTHERS Huawei P40 lite 5G Samsung Galaxy M31s
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film Power adapter
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