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| Global Score | |
| 87.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-11-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design is just a bit better than Galaxy A42, having a score of 87.7 against 87. Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design's design is a little bit lighter than Galaxy A42, but it is somewhat thicker and was released many years before. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A42 has Android 11 version.
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels and a way greater pixel amount per display inch. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A42, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A42 counts with a better camera than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate and the same camera aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a camera with a higher 48 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A42 features better battery life than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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