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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-11-26 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.41 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Galaxy black, Icelandic frost, Ocean blue and Sunrise orange | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 399 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is better than Honor View30 Pro, having an 85 score against 74.6. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS, so both should provide the user the same OS features. Galaxy M40 is a somewhat lighter and thinner device than Honor View30 Pro, even when both of them were released only 5 months apart.
The Honor View30 Pro features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor View30 Pro also has more RAM. Honor View30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M40 feature very similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater display density.
The Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Honor View30 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M40 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Honor View30 Pro captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Honor View30 Pro also has a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture and a camera with a better 40 MP resolution.
The Honor View30 Pro has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity.
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