Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 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 | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a score of 79.6 against 76.5. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. Galaxy A40 is a much lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although both of them were released only 3 months apart.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little greater pixels density. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40. They have 8 cpu cores and the same RAM memory amount. Galaxy A40 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy A40 also has a larger aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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