Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P40 Pro
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Huawei P40 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P40 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A50 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 26 | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in | 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 166 g | 5.86 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Black, White, Blue, Coral | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 970 EUR | 250 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.58" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 105.2 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.8:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 91.6% | 84.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1200 x 2640 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 441 PPI | 403 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 25 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 132 | 85 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 137 | 88 | |
| DxOMark Video | 113 | 79 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Dual | 25 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
25 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 103 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 108 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G72 MP3 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 569211 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 493316 | 175851 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 929 | 351 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2695 | 1029 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1898 | 1425 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4322 | 1273 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 756 | 336 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2949 | 1187 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1648 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5155 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4754 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04 -5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9 1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market dependent) | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global) |
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