Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A40 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Huawei Mate 30 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A405FN/DS LIO-L29C
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 158.1 mm Huawei Mate 30 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Width 69.2 mm 73.1 mm Huawei Mate 30 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.8 mm Samsung Galaxy A40 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Weight 140 g 198 g Samsung Galaxy A40 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Body Colour Blue | Coral | White | Black Space Silver
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei Mate 30 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 7.4 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.34 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.53" Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1176 pixels Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 439 ppi 409 ppi Samsung Galaxy A40 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter -
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Hisilicon Kirin 990
Processor Number 7904 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A40.
User Memory 49.4 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
Special Effects - Dynamic bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, AR Emoji, Flowers, Animals, Landscapes, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Street scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Text, Food, Indoor, Night view, Sunsets, Portaits, Green, Sunrises, Shore Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) AR sticker, Scene Optimiser, 20 different scenes, Smart professional framing, fault detection Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/1.6 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
HDR Mode (Front) - AI HDR+
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, AR Emoji, Motion Photos -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) Floating camera button 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4500 mAh Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Fast Charging Technology Samsung Fast Charging HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei Mate 30 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time 1080 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (3G): up to 9 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 62 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1080 min
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface Samsung One UI EMUI 10.0
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Alarm Clock, Fast Charging Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit)
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland
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