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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, getting an 86.4 score against 82.4. The Huawei P40 construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy M30, but it is just a little bit heavier. These phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P40 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei P40, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P40 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. They have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Huawei P40 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a much higher video quality, a way larger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with a lot better 50 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy M30 has superior battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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