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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 25.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.12 |
| 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 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, with an 86.4 score against 79.6. Huawei P40's design is newer than Samsung Galaxy A40's, although it is a bit thicker and heavier. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version.
The Huawei P40 has a bit better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with a quite bigger display. Huawei P40 has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei P40 features a lot better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP, a lot better (4K) video quality and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy A40 has more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei P40 has better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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