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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is better than Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 85 against 74.2. Both of these devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M40 has older 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Even though Galaxy M40 is newer than Huawei nova 2, it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Huawei nova 2 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel density. Galaxy M40 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy M40 has a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh. Galaxy M40 has a superior camera than Huawei nova 2, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera, a lot better (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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