Huawei P10 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P10
Huawei P10 Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Mar 07, 2017
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.1-inch
5.9-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
3100 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches
145.3 x 69.3 x 6.98 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, Green, Blue, White Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.1-inch 5.9-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 432 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.17 % 85.73 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh 3100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 28 mm
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 15, 2017
FCC ID value: QISVTR-L29
Date approved: Mar 08, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg
Body: 0.07 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.16 W/kg
Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.46 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Apr 10, 2019

Alternative variants

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Internal storage 32GB
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