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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 24.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 11.55 | 10.78 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, getting a general score of 85 against 82.9. The Samsung Galaxy M40 construction is lighter and a little thinner than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, although both of them were released only a couple months apart. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M40. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 6 GB RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a quite bigger screen and a higher 1440 x 3120 resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro captures clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for shooting pictures or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also counts with a back camera with more mega-pixels and a lot larger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy M40 features a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has longer battery life than Galaxy M40, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
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