Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 12, 2019	Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$400

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm	5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP53
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
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue	Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 22.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

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Full Specs Huawei P40 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 2.76 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes