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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, with a 79.6 score against 75.6. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A40 has 11 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie. Galaxy A40 is a just a bit thinner and lighter phone than Huawei Mate 20 X, even when both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A40 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a higher display pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A40 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a way tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot worse image and video quality, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also counts with a bigger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 X features a much better battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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