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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy M40 has a global score of 85, which is much better than the Huawei P10 Lite's global score of 72.8. The Galaxy M40 design is way newer than the Huawei P10 Lite's, although it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a CPU that's just as good as the processing unit in Huawei P10 Lite, and although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a higher amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy M40 and Huawei P10 Lite count with very similar screens, because although the Galaxy M40 has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M40 captures better pictures and videos than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a same size sensor, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a way higher resolution back facing camera, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot larger aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has just a bit better battery life than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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