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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-03 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 P30 Pro New Edition has an overall score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has the previous 10 version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version. Even though Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is newer than Galaxy A40, it's a bit thicker and notably heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has just a bit better looking display than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has more RAM memory. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has better battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera, a lot larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality photos and videos, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way higher video quality.
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