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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-09-15 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Huawei Mate S, with an 87 score against 75.3. Samsung Galaxy A42's design is newer than the Huawei Mate S's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei Mate S and Galaxy A42 both count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A42 has a greater amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate S counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a lot better display pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because it has a much better video definition, a much better 48 MP resolution camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a really longer battery performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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