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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS |
| 2019-06-18 | 2022-07-10 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2652 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 428 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 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/1.80 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 | 4500mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is slightly better than the Huawei Nova 10 Pro's 79.6 overall score. The Galaxy M40 has Android 10 operating system, and Huawei Nova 10 Pro works with HarmonyOS operating system. The Galaxy M40 is a somewhat lighter cellphone than the Huawei Nova 10 Pro, but both of them have the same thickness.
Huawei Nova 10 Pro counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Nova 10 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei Nova 10 Pro has a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a little higher 1200 x 2652 resolution, a bit bigger display and a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 10 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei Nova 10 Pro features greater battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Nova 10 Pro, because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution and a lower (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
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