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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Huawei P40 has an overall score of 86.4, which is much better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Although Huawei P40 is just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's a bit lighter and also much newer. The Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little greater pixel number per screen inch, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit larger screen.
The Huawei P40 counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P40 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM.
Huawei P40 features a lot better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher video definition. The Huawei P40 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
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