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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-22 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a score of 90.9, which is much better than the Galaxy S8's 81.7 general score. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro construction is incredibly newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy S8. Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a way better battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4400mAh battery size. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a lot better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality, faster video frame rate and a lot better resolution back facing camera.
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