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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G is just a bit better than the Galaxy M40, with an 87.4 score against 85. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Galaxy M40. These phones include the same Android 10 operating system, so they should give identical operating system features.
Galaxy M40 features a display that is just as good as the screen in Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although the Galaxy M40 has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M40 has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photos, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with better video frame rate, a higher 40 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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