Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 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, 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is slightly better than Huawei P30 Lite, getting a score of 79.6 against 77. The Galaxy A40 construction is just a little bit thicker but lighter than Huawei P30 Lite, and both were released only 0 months apart. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P30 Lite has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P30 Lite has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A40. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores. Galaxy A40 has just a bit better looking display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Huawei P30 Lite features a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Huawei P30 Lite also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A40 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a way smaller back camera sensor capturing way lower quality photos and videos and a back facing camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in low light situations.
Huawei P30 Lite has a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity.
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