Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Honor 9X vs Huawei P40 Lite

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor Huawei
Announced March 2019 July 2019 February 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon - March 2020
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, Blue Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
163.1 × 77.2 × 8.8 mm
(6.42 × 3.04 × 0.35 in)
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
(6.27 x 3 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 206 g (7.27 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (in-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface - EMUI 9.1 EMUI 10
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G52 MP6
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.59 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2310 pixels (398 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% - 83.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 2 M 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorma
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Capacity 3100 mAh 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -