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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-10 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 has a general score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M40's overall score of 85. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding OS features. Even being the best in this comparison, we must highlight that it's also a somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier device.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy M40, because it has a little bigger screen, a little bit greater pixel amount per screen inch and a slightly higher 1176 x 2400 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with slightly more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 30 Pro takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has faster video frame rate, a back camera with more mega pixels, a bigger aperture and a much bigger sensor providing a way better image quality.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro features superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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