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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7, with an 86.4 score against 79.5. Even though the Huawei P40 is extremely newer than the Galaxy Note7, it's just a little heavier and just a little thicker. Huawei P40 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note7 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a bit more pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy Note7 has a slightly better memory to install games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. Huawei P40 shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Huawei P40 also counts with a way higher resolution camera, faster video frame rates and a way larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures.
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