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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A42's 87 global score. These phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A42 has Android 11 version. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is an older, just a bit thicker and a little heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy A42.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher pixels density and a lot better 1176 x 2400 resolution.
Galaxy A42 features more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A42, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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