Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20, getting a global score of 79.6 against 79.5. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a a little thinner and lighter cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20, even when they were released only 6 months apart. Both phones we are comparing here use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A40 has older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit larger screen. The Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy A40 features a bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 counts with improved battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29 percent larger battery size.
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