Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 422 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 10.78 |
| 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 | |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a global score of 86.4, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s's general score of 77.7. Both phones we compare here come with the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. Although Huawei P40 and Samsung Galaxy A21s were only released with a couple months difference, Huawei P40 is just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter.
The Huawei P40 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P40 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels density and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Huawei P40 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor, a larger aperture to capture better low light captures, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a higher 50 MP resolution camera. Huawei P40 counts with a little bit better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A21s features greater battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has a 32% larger battery size.
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