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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-01-22 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than Honor View20's 73.2 score. Galaxy A42's design is newer than Honor View20's, although it is a little heavier and just a bit thicker. Honor View20 counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Honor View20 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Honor View20 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2310 pixels and a better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Honor View20 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A42. Both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture, a 48 mega pixels back facing camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Galaxy A42 has a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Honor View20, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has better battery lifetime than Honor View20, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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