Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-07-20 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 P20 Lite (2019), getting a general score of 85 against 76.5. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M40 has older 10 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Galaxy M40 is a just a little thinner and just a bit lighter cellphone than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), even when they were only released with a couple months difference.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit greater pixel count in each inch of screen. Galaxy M40 features a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy M40 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M40's CPU is very similar to the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) one, and although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy M40 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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