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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is much better than the Huawei nova 3i, having a general score of 85 against 73.7. Galaxy M40's body is newer and a little bit lighter than Huawei nova 3i's, but it is also just a bit thicker. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M40 has older 10 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Galaxy M40's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Huawei nova 3i, and although the Galaxy M40 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy M40 features a screen that is very similar to the display in Huawei nova 3i, they have the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a same size display and a higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
Galaxy M40 captures better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a way bigger aperture, a lot better 32 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy M40 has just a bit more memory to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3340mAh.
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