Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-11-15 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A40, getting a general score of 80.1 against 79.6. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A40, but it is much heavier. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11, so it gives some nice extra features and performance improvements.
The Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy A40 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design counts with a greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
Galaxy A40 captures better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A40 also counts with a much more megapixels back camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality photographs and videos.
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