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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-11-17 | 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 |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 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
The Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro's general score of 79.2. Galaxy A40's construction has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, but it's way lighter. The Galaxy A40 counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a greater memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor and a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in low light situations.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29% larger battery size.
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