Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-07 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than Huawei P10, getting a 79.6 score against 75.5. Galaxy A40 is a incredibly newer and just a bit lighter cellphone than Huawei P10, although it is somewhat thicker. Galaxy A40 features a screen that's very similar to the Huawei P10 one, although the Galaxy A40 also has a little better display density, a larger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Galaxy A40 features a slightly bigger memory for apps and games than Huawei P10, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A40 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Huawei P10 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount.
The Huawei P10 counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 3100mAh. Samsung Galaxy A40's camera is just as good as the camera in Huawei P10, and although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low light environments, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
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