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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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
Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 30's score of 84. The Galaxy M40 is a just a little thinner and somewhat lighter device than the Huawei Mate 30, even when they were released with only 3 months difference. These phones have the same Android 10 OS. The Galaxy M40 and Huawei Mate 30 feature quite similar displays, because although the Galaxy M40 has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy M40, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photos and videos, a more mega pixels camera and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 features superior battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has a 4200mAh battery size.
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