Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-06-18 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy M40 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with an 85 score against 78.7. Both phones we are comparing use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Galaxy M40 is just a little thicker than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's a little lighter and a lot newer.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M40. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy M40 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos and a camera in the back with a way better 32 mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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