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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A42, getting an 87.4 score against 87. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A42 has Android 11 version. Even though Huawei Mate 30 5G is older and a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A42, it's design is still just a little thinner.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a better pixels amount per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A42, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a worse resolution camera in the back, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features greater battery life than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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