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| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-11-15 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 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 Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, getting a global score of 87 against 80.1. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy A42's construction is newer, but a bit thicker and a little heavier than the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design.
The Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a much better number of pixels per inch of display. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for taking photos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy A42 features a better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with greater battery duration than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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