Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-03-27 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei P20 Pro is a little bit better than the Galaxy A40, with a overall score of 81.4 against 79.6. These devices work with Android OS, but Huawei P20 Pro has the older 10 version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version. The Huawei P20 Pro is a notably heavier cellphone than the Galaxy A40, but both are 0.31inches thick.
Galaxy A40 has a little bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit better display pixels density. The Huawei P20 Pro features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Pro shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much better video definition, a way more mega pixels camera and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality. The Galaxy A40 counts with a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei P20 Pro features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 29% bigger battery capacity.
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