The new Huawei Honor 9x Global come with a triple rear camera set with 48/2/8 MP while the Samsung Galaxy A40s includes also a three camera set but with 13/5/5 MP respectively. Both phones brings new hardware,camera and software improvements. The review for this version with new specs are detailed next.
Processor
The Huawei Honor 9x Global runs on Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710F chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 4 cores of 2.2 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A73 and 4 cores of 1.7 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A53. It has a maximun CPU frequency of 2200 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture.
The Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710F is a less powerful chipset processor than the Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy A40s has a Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 2 cores of 1.8 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A73 and 6 cores of 1.6 GHz ARM Corte cores of -A53. It has a maximun CPU frequency of 1800 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture.
Battery
The Huawei Honor 9x Global battery capacity is 4000 mAh which is a 25% (percent) less powerful than the 5000 mAh offered by the Samsung Galaxy A40s. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable
The Samsung Galaxy A40s battery include Fast charging and Non-removable
Screen
The handset is using a IPS display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.59 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy A40s is featuring a Super AMOLED with 720 x 1560 pixels and a display size of 6.4 in (inches)
As we can see here, the Huawei Honor 9x Global is a 0% bigger than Samsung Galaxy A40s screen.
Memory
On the memory hardware side, the Huawei Honor 9x Global is carrying a ram memory of 4 GB (gigabytes) or 6 GB (gigabytes) with some features like and a built-in storage of 64 GB (gigabytes),128 GB (gigabytes)
. The Samsung Galaxy A40s is coming with a 4 GB (gigabytes) or 6 GB (gigabytes) or 8 GB (gigabytes), some features like LPDDR4X and Double channel and a built-in storage of 64 GB (gigabytes),128 GB (gigabytes)In the basic edition, both phones have the same ram capacity of 4 gigabytes.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the Huawei Honor 9x Global is 6 gigabytes ,which is a 33.33% smaller than the Samsung Galaxy A40s with 8 gigabytes
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Huawei Honor 9x Global comes with 64 GB (gigabytes) or 128 GB (gigabytes),In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 64 gigabytes.
At the more expensive edition, both smartphones present the same built-in storage capacity:128 gigabytes.
Samsung Galaxy A40s gets you 64 GB (gigabytes) or 128 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Huawei Honor 9x Global main camera setup is composed by 48/2/8 MP , the flash type is LED , carrying sensor like Sony IMX582 Exmor RS , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.4 f/2.4 F.Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy A40s rear camera comes with 13/5/5 MP , the flash type is LED and aperture lens of f/1.9 f/2.2 f/2.2 F.
| Huawei Honor 9x Global | Samsung Galaxy A40s |
|---|---|
| 720p @ 480 fps | Angle of view – 123° (#2) |
| Angle of view – 120° (#3) | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) |
| Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#3) |
| Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | Autofocus |
| Autofocus | Continuous shooting |
| Continuous shooting | Digital zoom |
| Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) | Exposure compensation |
| Digital image stabilization | Face detection |
| Digital zoom | Geotagging |
| Exposure compensation | HDR |
| Face detection | ISO settings |
| Geotagging | Panorama |
| HDR | Scene mode |
| ISO settings | Secondary rear camera – 5 MP (ultra-wide angle) |
| Optical image stabilization | Self-timer |
| Panorama | Third rear camera – 5 MP |
| Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Touch focus |
| Pixel size – 1.6 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning) | White balance settings |
| Scene mode | |
| Secondary rear camera – 2 MP (depth sensing) | |
| Self-timer | |
| Third rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
| Touch focus | |
| White balance settings |
Price
The Huawei Honor 9x Global price is $270 and the Samsung Galaxy A40s price tag is $225