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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-11-17 | 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 |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 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), 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 slightly better than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, having an 87 score against 79.2. Galaxy A42 is a notably newer cellphone than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, but it's a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way greater screen density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera in the back with way more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 features longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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