Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 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 | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 11.99 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G is a little bit better than Galaxy M40, having an 87.4 score against 85. Both phones in this comparison review come with the same Android 10 operating system, so both of them should provide very similar OS features. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker phone than Galaxy M40.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a display that is just as good as Galaxy M40's display, because although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little larger screen. Galaxy M40 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a camera with more MP and higher 60 fps video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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