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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 452 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an overall score of 90.9, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A12's score of 80.3. Even being the best phone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also a little thicker and just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones come with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so both should provide the user very similar OS features.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a little bit larger display, a much better amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1334 x 2772. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a bit more storage for applications and games than Galaxy A12, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A12 features a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A12, because it has a more megapixels camera in the back, a larger aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments and a way higher video definition.
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