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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Huawei P smart S's global score of 77.2. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A40 has a newer 11 version while Huawei P smart S has Android 10, giving some additional features. The Galaxy A40 is a lighter cellphone than Huawei P smart S, but both of them are 0.31inches thick.
Huawei P smart S counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little sharper display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a bit better count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P smart S counts with a better memory for games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P smart S features improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a lot worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
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