Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Huawei P50 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A40 and Huawei P50 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 P50 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A405FN/DS JAD-LX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 158.8 mm Huawei P50 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Width 69.2 mm 72.8 mm Huawei P50 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.5 mm Samsung Galaxy A40 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Weight 140 g 195 g Samsung Galaxy A40 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Body Colour Blue | Coral | White | Black Golden black | Cocoa gold
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P50 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 7.2 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.34 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.49 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 P50 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.6" Huawei P50 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1228 pixels Huawei P50 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 439 ppi 450 ppi Huawei P50 Pro has better pixel density than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Huawei P50 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen Wide colour display (P3), 1440 Hz high frequency PWM dimming, True-Chroma Display
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Processor Number 7904 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.84 GHz Huawei P50 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.
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Huawei P50 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Huawei P50 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 -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P50 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.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P50 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - Monochrome, Stickers, Light painting
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 Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, night mode, Snap Shot, Portrait, Documents, Audio control, Filter mode, Macro mode, Story Creator, Master AI, Moving Picture, Dual-View Video, AI Cinemagraph, Audio Zoom, High-res, True-Chroma Shot
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) AR sticker, Scene Optimiser, 20 different scenes, Smart professional framing, fault detection Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), 4D Predictive Focus, Audio zoom, Leica camera, Dual-Matrix Camera Design, AIS Pro True-Steady Shot, HUAWEI XD Optics, HUAWEI XD Fusion Pro
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei P50 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 P50 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) -
Special Effects (2nd Camera) - Mono
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - True-Chroma Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Type (4th Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P50 Pro has optical stabilisation of the fourth camera.
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P50 Pro.
Lens Type (Front) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, AR Emoji, Motion Photos Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Audio control, AR lens, Filter mode, Moving Picture, Slow-Motion Selfie, Smart eye-tracking
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4160 x 3120
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Front) Floating camera button Intelligent Field of View
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4360 mAh Huawei P50 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 P50 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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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 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 -
User Interface Samsung One UI -
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE 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 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 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 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology HUAWEI Histen stereo sound
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Phone Functions 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, digital compass, barometer, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Alarm Clock, Fast Charging MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, HUAWEI MeeTime, dual stereo speakers, 3D Graphene Liquid Cooling System
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P50 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP68
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