Huawei P40 vs 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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

Aluminium alloy, glass

Front glass, plastic body
SIM

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

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

148.9 mm

158.5 mm
Width

71.1 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

175 g

186 g
Waterproof

Yes, IP53

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

Yes, IP53

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

422 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/1.28" , 2.44 µm

25 MP, f/1.7
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2
16 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm

5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

-

6024 x 4024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@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 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, 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

115

81
DxOMark zoom

70

27
DxOMark video

98

67
DxOMark camera score

112

76

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 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
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

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

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, infrared face recognition, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity