This is a side-by-side smartphone specs comparison of the Huawei Mate 40 and SAMSUNG Galaxy A17 5G.
The Huawei Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch display, Huawei Kirin 9000E processor, triple cameras, 5G connectivity, and 4200mAh battery.
Meanwhile, the SAMSUNG Galaxy A17 5G has a 6.7-inch display, Exynos 1330 (5 nm) processor, triple cameras, 5G connectivity, and 5000mAh battery.
| Specs | Huawei Mate 40 | SAMSUNG Galaxy A17 5G |
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| Screen | 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED Display (1080 x 2376 Pixels, 402 ppi) with Scratch Resistant Glass, 19.8:9 Aspect Ratio, 68° Curved Edges, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 120Hz Touch Sampling Rate and Punch-hole | 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display (1080 x 2340 Pixels, 385 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 800nits High Brightness Mode (HBM) and notch |
| OS | Android 10 with EMUI 11 (HMS) | Android 15 with One UI 7, up to 6 major OS upgrades |
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) |
| CPU | Octa Core CPU 1x Cortex-A77 @ 3.13GHz , 3x Cortex-A77 @ 2.54GHz & 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.05GHz |
Octa Core CPU 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz & 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G78 (22 cores) | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4GB or 8GB of RAM |
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| Rear Camera | Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (f/1.9 Aperture, Octa PD Autofocus) 16MP Ultra-wide (f/2.2 Aperture) 8MP Telephoto (f/2.4 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS, 3x Optical Zoom) -Dual-tone LED Flash -4K Video Recording, Laser Sensor, 5x Hybrid Zoom & Night Mode |
Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (f/1.8 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS) 5MP Ultrawide (f/2.2 Aperture) 2MP Macro (f/2.4 Aperture) -LED Flash -Up to 1080p video recording |
| Front Camera |
13 Megapixels (f/2.4 Aperture) - 4K Video Recording |
13 Megapixels (f/2.0 Aperture) - Up to 1080p video recording |
| Storage | 256GB | 128GB or 256GB |
| Expansion | None | 2TB via microSD |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) |
| Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6+ | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (dual band) |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Infrared | Yes | No |
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| Position | A-GPS (dual band), GLONASS, GALILEO (dual band), BeiDou (quad band), QZSS (dual band), NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, QZSS |
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | No | No |
| Audio Enhancement | Stereo Speakers | None |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Sensors |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
| Battery | 4200 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) 40W Charging Rate (Huawei SuperCharge) |
5000 mAh (Non-removable) 25W Fast Charging (50% in 30 minutes) |
| Material | Glass Front, Glass or Vegan Leather Back with Metal Frame (IP53 Dust & Water Resistant) | Glass front, Plastic back (IP54 dust & splash resistance) |
| Size | 158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.2 mm (Vegan Leather) | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm |
| Weight | 188 g (Glass) / 184 g (Vegan Leather) | 192 g |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow, White & Mystic Silver | Black, Gray |
| Release Date | October 22, 2020 | August 26, 2025 |
| Price | EUR 899.00 Official Price / No official price in the Philippines yet. | ₱10,590.00 - Official price of 4GB+128GB version in the Philippines ₱13,590.00 - Official price of 8GB+256GB version in the Philippines |
| Buy Online |
Huawei Mate 40 on Lazada Huawei Mate 40 on Shopee |
SAMSUNG Galaxy A17 5G on Lazada SAMSUNG Galaxy A17 5G on Shopee |