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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-07-29 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.25 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2700 x 1228 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P50 Pro is slightly better than Galaxy A40, with an 80 score against 79.6. The Huawei P50 Pro works with HarmonyOS OS, and Galaxy A40 comes with Android 11 OS. Even though Huawei P50 Pro is newer than the Galaxy A40, it's a little bit thicker and extremely heavier. The Huawei P50 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A40, because it has a bit greater display density, a bit larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1228 x 2700 pixels.
The Huawei P50 Pro counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P50 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P50 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy A40 both count with really similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a back-facing camera with way less MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
Huawei P50 Pro has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei P50 Pro has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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