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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than the Mate 40E 4G, having an 87 score against 73.7. Samsung Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 OS, and Mate 40E 4G comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body is just a bit thinner but just a little heavier than the Mate 40E 4G. The Mate 40E 4G has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2376 and much more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy A42 has a much greater processing power than Mate 40E 4G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Mate 40E 4G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a superior camera than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a back camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger camera aperture. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with superior battery duration than Mate 40E 4G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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