Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.13 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30, with an 86.4 score against 82.4. Huawei P40's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy M30, but it's just a little heavier. Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P40 has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei P40 features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. The Huawei P40 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei P40 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a way larger sensor taking much higher quality pictures and videos, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a way better (4K) video quality. The Galaxy M30 has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P40, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 features longer battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
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