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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 has a global score of 86.4, which is better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Huawei P40's design is notably newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Huawei P40 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bigger display.
The Huawei P40 has more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P40 counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. Huawei P40 takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a lot better video definition and a back facing camera with a way better 50 mega pixels resolution.
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