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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 383 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Galaxy M40 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20, with a overall score of 85 against 79.5. Galaxy M40's body is a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei Mate 20, even when both were only released 8 months apart. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing lower quality images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera and a bigger aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy M40, because it has a 14 percent greater battery capacity.
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