Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is a bit better than Galaxy A12, getting an 86.4 score against 80.3. Huawei P40's construction is somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy A12, although they were released with only a couple months difference. Both devices we are comparing work with the same Android 10 OS, so both should give you very similar operating system features.
Huawei P40 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way higher number of pixels per inch of display. Huawei P40 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a more mega pixels camera. Galaxy A12 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A12 features superior battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 32 percent greater battery capacity.
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