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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro has a general score of 88.2, which is much better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 score. Huawei P40 Pro is a heavier cellphone than Galaxy S5 Active, but both of them are 0.35inches thick. These devices include Android OS, but Huawei P40 Pro has the older 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P40 Pro, although it has a way smaller display, a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a bit lower number of pixels per inch of display. Huawei P40 Pro counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Huawei P40 Pro features much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P40 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 50 percent greater battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 Pro captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a camera with a lot higher resolution and better video frame rate.
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