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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, with a general score of 94.8 against 90.9. Galaxy S20's design is way lighter and thinner than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, even though they were released only a couple of months apart. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy S20 has newer 13 version and Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10 version, counting with some nice extra features.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S20, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 3200 and a higher screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 has a better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a superior camera than Galaxy S20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for capturing photographs and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a much bigger sensor, higher video frame rate and a back camera with a way better 50 MP resolution.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S20, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
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