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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 9611 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a general score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M21's global score of 84.1. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has an older 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version. The Huawei P40 is a just a bit thinner and just a bit lighter phone than Galaxy M21, even though both were released only a few months apart.
Huawei P40 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy M21 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a just a bit worse screen density, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a little bigger display.
Galaxy M21 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has a 58 percent larger battery capacity.
Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P40 also has a bigger aperture, better 60 fps video frame rates, a way larger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a back camera with more mega pixels.
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