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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-01 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 global score. The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a a bit lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, but they are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy M40 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 8 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M40, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei Mate 8 features just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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