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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 10.89 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 has an overall score of 86.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A31's overall score of 81.3. Huawei P40's body is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy A31, even though both of them were released only 1 months apart. Both devices in this review include the same Android 10 OS.
The Huawei P40 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P40 has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy A31 features a bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A31 has greater battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Huawei P40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a lot larger camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs, a way higher (4K) video definition, a camera with a better 50 megapixels resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
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