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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS 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 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a general score of 86.4, which is better than Galaxy A21's global score of 76.1. Although the Huawei P40 and the Galaxy A21 were released with only a few months difference, Huawei P40's construction is a little bit lighter but also just a little thicker than the Galaxy A21. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 10 OS (operating system).
The Huawei P40 features a bit better performance than Galaxy A21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory. Huawei P40 counts with a better display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei P40 features a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A21, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21 has a little better battery life than Huawei P40, because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
Huawei P40 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei P40 costs more than Galaxy A21, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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