Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
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Samsung Galaxy A40
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Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy A40 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 174.6 x 85.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.87 x 6.87 x 3.36 in | 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in | |
| Weight | 233 g | 8.22 oz | 140 g | 4.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Emerald Green | Black, White, Blue, Coral | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 9 (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h |
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| Approximate price | 900 EUR | 220 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 7.2" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 130.7 cm2 | 85.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.6% | 85.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2244 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 346 PPI | 437 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF - 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom - 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF, Laser AF |
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 111 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 118 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 25 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G71 MP2 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 375701 | 127724 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 274 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 849 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 854 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 822 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 682 | 263 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2396 | 960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | 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 - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -5G - 5G SA / NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N77/N78/N79 |
-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 Cat21 1400/200 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, 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 | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Dolby Atmos sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 40W - IP53 dust and splash protection -Stylus (optional) |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS |
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