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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 3.52 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is better than the Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 general score. The Samsung Galaxy M40 body is just a little bit thinner and noticeably lighter than the Huawei Mate 20 X, even though they were released only 8 months apart. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M40 has the older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution. Huawei Mate 20 X has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Galaxy M40 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing much worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger camera aperture for better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 X features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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