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| Global Score | |
| 95.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.37 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and Red | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Leather | -- |
| 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 |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 + 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 RS Porsche Design is much better than Galaxy A42, having a global score of 95.8 against 87. Despite being the best in our current comparison, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design body is older, a bit thicker and a little heavier than Galaxy A42. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has 10 version and Galaxy A42 has Android 11.
The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1176 x 2400 pixels and a way better amount of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A42 features a little longer battery life than Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4500mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A42, because although it has a worse video definition and a back camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photography and video in low light environments.
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