Phone Comparison - Huawei Nova 2 vs Huawei Y9 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy A31

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced May 2017 October 2018 2020, March 24
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - October 2018 Coming Soon - April 2020
Price Rs. 23,900 ($370.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Aurora Purple Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.71 x 0.27 in)
162.4 x 77.1 x 8.1 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 10.0
User Interface EMUI 5.1 EMUI 8.2 One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB 4/6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.21% 83.04% 85.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 8 MP 13 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, 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 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 а/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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM (China only) or 64 GB, 4/3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2950 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -