Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 95.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-11-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Leather |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a global score of 95.8, which is way better than Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has an older 10 version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version. Although it's the best cellphone in this review, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design is a thicker and a lot heavier cellphone than the Galaxy A40.
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design and Galaxy A40 both feature extremely similar screens, because although the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a quite better 1176 x 2400 resolution. Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 45% larger battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design features a much better camera than Galaxy A40, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a much better video quality, a way more MP camera in the back and a much larger back-facing camera sensor.
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