Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a extremely lighter phone than Huawei Mate 9, but both are equally thin. Huawei Mate 9 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a quite higher pixels count per screen inch and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with slightly more storage to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29 percent greater battery size. Galaxy A40 captures better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A40 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos, a way larger aperture and a camera with a much better 16 MP resolution.
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