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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| 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 has an overall score of 86.4, which is better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 score. Huawei P40 is a newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a brighter screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
The Huawei P40 has a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P40 has a little better processing power than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit better battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has a 5% greater battery size. Huawei P40 has a much better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 also counts with better video frame rate and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Huawei P40 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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