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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is just a bit better than Galaxy A51, having a score of 86.4 against 85.5. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 has the older 10 version and Galaxy A51 has Android 11 version. Although it's the best phone in this comparison review, Huawei P40's design is just a little heavier and a bit thicker than Galaxy A51.
Huawei P40 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A51, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen density. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei P40 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P40 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P40 also has a much bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos, a more MP back facing camera and higher video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Huawei P40 is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy A51.
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