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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2016), getting an 86.4 score against 71.9. Even though Huawei P40 is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A5 (2016), it is heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei P40 has a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a little bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Huawei P40 has a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei P40 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a lot more MP back-facing camera. The Huawei P40 features greater battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 3800mAh battery size instead of 2900mAh.
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