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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 79.6 against 74.2. Galaxy A40's body is newer and a little lighter, but somewhat thicker than Huawei nova 2. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei nova 2 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A40. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. Huawei nova 2 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a way more MP camera and a larger aperture to capture better low-light images. The Galaxy A40 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A40 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
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