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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 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 |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is better than the Huawei P20 Lite, with a general score of 85 against 75.4. The Galaxy M40 design is newer than the Huawei P20 Lite's, although it is somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei P20 Lite counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P20 Lite counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 2280 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot larger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments. The Galaxy M40 has much more memory for applications and games than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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