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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-07-29 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm 888 4G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P50 has a global score of 86.3, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's 79.6 global score. The Huawei P50 body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A40, but it is heavier. The Huawei P50 works with HarmonyOS OS, and Samsung Galaxy A40 comes with Android 11 OS.
The Huawei P50 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P50 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P50 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a little higher resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a little higher pixels count per display inch and a quite larger screen.
Huawei P50 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Huawei P50 counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
Galaxy A40 and Huawei P50 feature really similar cameras, because although the Huawei P50 has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
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