Huawei P40 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40	Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Apr 07, 2020	Released · Mar 17, 2021
6.1-inch	6.7-inch
Triple camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
3800 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
OLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	90Hz
Screen-to-body
86.29 %	84.74 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Adreno 618
RAM
6GB	6GB
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10), Emotion UI	Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
3800 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
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), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 449
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

with 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P40 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
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