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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 nova 2 Plus, getting an 87 score against 74.2. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a a lot newer device than Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it is heavier and extremely thicker.
Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A42. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixels amount per screen inch and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Galaxy A42 features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a way more MP back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy A42 features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has more internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a really longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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