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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-10-22 | -- |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black Shadow |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 11.11 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a score of 91.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 40 Pro's 90.9 overall score. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the newer 14 version while Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10 version. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a heavier but a lot thinner phone than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much greater processing power than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition counts with a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1968 x 2184px.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has a way lower resolution camera and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition's battery performance is just as good as the Huawei Mate 40 Pro one.
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