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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-05 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei P10 Plus is slightly better than the Galaxy A40, with a general score of 79.8 against 79.6. The Huawei P10 Plus construction is somewhat thinner than Galaxy A40, but it is heavier and was released many years before. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Galaxy A40's camera is just as good as Huawei P10 Plus's camera, and although the Galaxy A40 has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a back facing camera with a way higher 16 mega pixels resolution, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Huawei P10 Plus features a better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a SD card slot that allows 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P10 Plus features superior battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 21% more battery size.
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