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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-22 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 23.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | 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 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a score of 90.9, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S9's general score of 83.3. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a a lot newer phone than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it's incredibly heavier and just a little thicker. Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1440 x 2960px resolution and a better count of pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots greater photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels and a much larger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity.
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