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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 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 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 P40 Pro has an overall score of 88.2, which is much better than Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 Pro has older 10 version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11. The Huawei P40 Pro body is newer, but somewhat thicker and notably heavier than Galaxy A40.
The Huawei P40 Pro has a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch of display, a bit bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 2640px. The Huawei P40 Pro has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM.
Huawei P40 Pro captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photography and video, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality, a much bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Galaxy A40 features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei P40 Pro counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4200mAh battery size instead of 3100mAh.
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