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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, blue 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 | PLS |
| 452 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 a global score of 90.9, which is much better than the Galaxy M12's overall score of 80. Huawei Mate 40 Pro's body is just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Galaxy M12, although both were released only a couple months apart. Both devices in this comparison review use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a better display than Galaxy M12, because it has a way greater display density, a much higher 1334 x 2772 pixels resolution and a quite larger display. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little better processing power than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy M12, because it has a camera in the back with a better resolution, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy M12 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has a 36 percent greater battery capacity.
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