Huawei Mate 40 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

Huawei Mate 40

Samsung Galaxy A50

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE Cat21

LTE, Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Front glass, plastic body
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.6 mm

158.5 mm
Width

72.5 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

188 g

186 g
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Splash resistant

IP53

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Dust proof

IP53

IP68
Colors

Black, Green, Silver, White, Yellow

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/1.28" , 1.22 µm

25 MP, f/1.7
(telephoto) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 85 mm, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2
(ultrawide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm

5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

6024 x 4024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Leica optics

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Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

81
DxOMark zoom

-

27
DxOMark video

-

67
DxOMark camera score

-

76

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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