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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-01-15 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a global score of 85, which is much better than the Huawei Y9 (2019)'s global score of 73.5. Samsung Galaxy M40 is a just a little thinner and a little bit lighter cellphone than the Huawei Y9 (2019), although they were released with only 5 months difference. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has older 10 version while Huawei Y9 (2019) has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. Galaxy M40 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M40 and Huawei Y9 (2019) both have similar processing units, and although the Galaxy M40 has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei Y9 (2019) counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
Galaxy M40 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels, a bigger aperture and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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