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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 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 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.28 |
| 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
Huawei P40 has a global score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s 84.2 overall score. The Huawei P40 is a newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it's just a bit thicker and just a little heavier. The Huawei P40 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little higher count of pixels in each inch in the display and a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P40, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei P40 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM and 8 cores.
The Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity. The Huawei P40 has a lot better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking images in low-light situations, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality, a much larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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