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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-05 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is a bit better than Huawei P10 Plus's general score of 79.8. The Galaxy M40 body is way newer, but a bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei P10 Plus. Huawei P10 Plus features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels number in each inch of screen.
The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy M40 counts with a much better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also has a camera with a way better resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations.
The Galaxy M40 has a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei P10 Plus features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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