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Global Score
75.679.6
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
Android 9.0 PieAndroid 11, 10, 9.0 Pie
2018-10-262019-04-10
6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
8.18 ounces4.94 ounces
Midnight blue and Phantom silverBlack, Blue, Coral and White
Aluminum and GlassPlastic and Plastic
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
Display / Screen
7.2 inches5.9 inches
2244 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels
OLED Super AMOLED
346 pixels per inch437 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
7.88.2
Performance
HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipsetExynos 7904 chipset
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor
6 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-G76 MP10 GPUMali-G71 MP2 GPU
9.458.91
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot
10.111.74
Camera
24.00 MP16.00 MP + 25.00 MP
f/1.80 aperturef/1.70 aperture
27.00mm focal length27.00mm focal length
0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video--
3.529.46
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
10.76.7
Battery Life
5000mAh Li - Ion Battery3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
6.85.12
Other Features
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, 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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