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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| 12.21 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A12, getting a overall score of 86.4 against 80.3. Huawei P40 is a a little thinner and lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A12, even when both were only released 9 months apart. These phones have the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so they should provide very similar operating system features.
Huawei P40 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei P40 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a much higher pixels count per inch in the screen.
The Huawei P40 captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and videos, a back facing camera with a better 50 mega-pixels resolution and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Galaxy A12 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features better battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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