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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm 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 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro, having a overall score of 85 against 79.3. Samsung Galaxy M40 works with Android 10 OS, while Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Samsung Galaxy M40's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but it is just a little bit lighter.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy M40, because it has a bit better screen density, a slightly higher resolution of 1236 x 2676px and a bit larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy M40 has a better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
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