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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| 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 |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| 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 |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 X is better than the Galaxy A40, having an 89.4 score against 79.6. The Huawei Mate X is a noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker device than the Galaxy A40. These devices use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate X has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version, counting with a lot of extra features and optimized performance.
Huawei Mate X counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate X has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a way larger screen and a way better 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing way lower quality photos and a much less megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Huawei Mate X has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate X features a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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