Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 is much better than Huawei P9 Plus, with an 85 score against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy M40 construction is noticeably newer, but thicker and just a little heavier than the Huawei P9 Plus. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a display that is just as good as the display in Huawei P9 Plus, although the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a quite higher pixel density, a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little bigger display. The Huawei P9 Plus has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M40, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a superior camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a way larger diafragm aperture for better captures in low-light environments, a camera with much more megapixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy M40 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a little better battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3 percent larger battery size.
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