Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 11.66 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is a bit better than the Huawei P30's general score of 81.7. Galaxy M40 is an a bit thicker and a little bit heavier phone than the Huawei P30. These devices include the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should offer the same OS features. The Huawei P30 features a bit better screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Huawei P30 also counts with a bit greater pixel count in each display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei P30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. Huawei P30 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy M40. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
Huawei P30 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy M40, because it has a 3650mAh battery size against 3500mAh. Huawei P30 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P30 also counts with a back facing camera with more mega-pixels and a lot bigger sensor.
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