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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Interstellar blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 990 5G 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
Huawei Mate Xs is much better than Galaxy A40, with a score of 91.6 against 79.6. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer phone than Galaxy A40, but it is incredibly thicker and a lot heavier. Huawei Mate Xs has a little bit better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 2200 x 2480px and a really larger screen.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate Xs has much more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate Xs captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a camera with a lot higher 40 mega pixels resolution, a way better (4K) video definition and a lot larger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a much longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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