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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-10 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a bit better than the Galaxy A40, with an 87.1 score against 79.6. Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a better phone than Galaxy A40, it must be noted that it's also a thicker and notably heavier phone. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro has the older 10 version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a display that's very similar to Huawei Mate 30 Pro's screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture, a camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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