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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting an 85 score against 76.5. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Galaxy M40 design is just a little thinner and a little bit lighter than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although they were only released with a few months difference.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a just a little higher pixels amount in each display inch. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) and Samsung Galaxy M40 count with really similar processors, and although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a much better (4K) video definition.
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