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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.76 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 Pro is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), having a general score of 88.2 against 85.2. The Huawei P40 Pro construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Huawei P40 Pro counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite better 1200 x 2640 resolution, a little higher screen pixel density and a bit bigger screen.
The Huawei P40 Pro features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei P40 Pro has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with better video frame rate, a much larger back camera sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei P40 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P40 Pro has a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3800mAh.
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