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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-05-18 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, having a 79.6 score against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a noticeably older and thicker cellphone than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, but Samsung was able to make it way lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 has HarmonyOS operating system.
Galaxy A40 has a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. Huawei Mate Xs 2 features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a much faster processor than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a camera that is just as good as the camera in Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a lot less megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures in poorly lited environments.
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