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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-04-10 | 2022-07-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 10, getting a score of 79.6 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 operating system, while Huawei nova 10 works with Android operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is an extremely older and somewhat thicker cellphone than the Huawei nova 10, but Samsung was able to make it lighter anyway.
The Huawei nova 10 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 10 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A40 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
The Huawei nova 10 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a much higher video quality. Galaxy A40 counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 10, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 10 features greater battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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