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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 6.7 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, with an 86.4 score against 81.3. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS, so both should provide very similar operating system features. The Huawei P40 body is a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy A31, although they were released with only 1 months difference.
Huawei P40 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P40 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels per inch of display.
Huawei P40 shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A31, because it has a back camera with a higher resolution, a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking much higher quality photos, a bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy A31 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A31 has better battery life than Huawei P40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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