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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.38 x 2.97 x 0.39 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Ink Blue and Purple | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2616 x 1212 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 is much better than the Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, having an 87 score against 77.8. Samsung Galaxy A42 has Android 11 operating system, and Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design works with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. The Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a bit bigger screen, a way better pixel count per inch in the display and a way better 1212 x 2616 resolution.
The Galaxy A42 has a much better performance than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, because although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 7 more processing cores. Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit superior battery life than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, because it has a 6% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A42 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, although it has a much tinier aperture and a back-facing camera with a worse resolution.
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