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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 40.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.08 |
| 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 Galaxy M40 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, having a global score of 85 against 82.9. Even when the Galaxy M40 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro were released only a few months apart, the Galaxy M40 is a bit thinner and lighter. Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M40. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a quite larger display, a higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3120px. Galaxy M40 has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro shoots clearer photos and videos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also counts with a lot larger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and pictures and a back camera with a higher 40 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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