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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 88.2 score against 75.8. The Huawei P40 Pro body is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's extremely heavier and thicker. Huawei P40 Pro counts with just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little better screen density, a better resolution of 1200 x 2640 pixels and a bigger screen.
Huawei P40 Pro features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei P40 Pro counts with more storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei P40 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 40% larger battery size. Huawei P40 Pro takes way better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
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