Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a global score of 86.4, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 score. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Huawei P40 body is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's, although it is a little bit thicker and heavier.
Huawei P40 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy S7 edge has a little sharper display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei P40 features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P40 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
Huawei P40 features a very superior camera than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking photos or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more MP, higher 60 fps video frame rate and a way bigger back camera sensor.
The Huawei P40 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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