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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and Epi Green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2800 x 1280 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LTPO | Super AMOLED |
| 453 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 1x Cortex-X4 3.3GHz, 3x Cortex-A720 3.2GHz, 2x Cortex- A720 3.0GHz, 2x Cortex-A520 2.3GHz, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than Honor Magic6 Pro's 76.6 score. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Honor Magic6 Pro has Android 14. Galaxy A42's construction is a little bit thinner and lighter than the Honor Magic6 Pro.
Honor Magic6 Pro has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a quite larger screen, a way better count of pixels per display inch and a way better resolution of 1280 x 2800. The Honor Magic6 Pro counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor Magic6 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Honor Magic6 Pro features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A42, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. Honor Magic6 Pro takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Honor Magic6 Pro also has faster video frame rates, a way bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and a camera with more mega-pixels.
Honor Magic6 Pro features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A42, because it has a 12% greater battery capacity.
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