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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 has a score of 87, which is better than Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Samsung Galaxy A42's construction is noticeably newer, but notably heavier and noticeably thicker than the Huawei nova 2.
Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A42. Both have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Huawei nova 2 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher pixel density and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has a greater camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a way better battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 69 percent bigger battery capacity.
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