Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20, getting a score of 85 against 79.5. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M40 has 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Samsung Galaxy M40's body is lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 20, even though they were only released with a few months difference.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Huawei Mate 20 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy M40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Galaxy M40 takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher 32 mega pixels resolution and a larger camera aperture.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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