Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-12 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a score of 85.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's 79.6 score. Both devices we compare here have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version, providing some extra features and increased performance. Although it's the best we compare here, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design body is older, a little thicker and incredibly heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A40, because it has a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a little bit larger display. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has improved battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3100mAh.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality photographs and videos and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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