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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 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 | Kryo670, 64-bit (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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm 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 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's general score of 79.3. The Galaxy A40 construction has the same thickness than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but it is noticeably lighter. The Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A40, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1236 x 2676, a little bit bigger display and a quite higher pixel density.
The Galaxy A40 features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A40 have incredibly similar cameras, because although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and/or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
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