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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-06-18 | 2022-07-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 10's 79.2 general score. The Galaxy M40 construction has the same weight than Huawei nova 10, but it's thicker. The Galaxy M40 has Android 10 operating system, and Huawei nova 10 comes with Android operating system.
Samsung Galaxy M40 and Huawei nova 10 both feature very similar displays, because although the Huawei nova 10 has a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Huawei nova 10 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 10 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 10, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei nova 10 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M40 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution and a worse video resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited situations.
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