Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M40, with a global score of 90.5 against 85. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G design is thicker and somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both phones in this comparison review include the same Android 10 OS. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a bit larger display, a little bit higher 1176 x 2400 resolution and a quite greater pixels amount per inch in the display.
Galaxy M40 features just a bit more memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy M40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a more mega-pixels back facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a way bigger camera sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality.
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