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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, getting an 86.4 score against 79.3. Huawei P40's body is newer, but just a little thicker and just a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note 5. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, providing the user some nice extra features and performance enhancements.
Galaxy Note 5 has a more vivid display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a little greater pixel density. Huawei P40 has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal memory.
Huawei P40 has a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P40 features superior battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. Huawei P40 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 also has a lot more MP camera, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos and faster video frame rate.
The Huawei P40 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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