Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than the Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 score. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy A42 is a noticeably newer phone than the Huawei nova 2i, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei nova 2i has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A42. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount. Huawei nova 2i counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a much better 1080 x 2160 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots greater videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more mega pixels. Galaxy A42 features a much better memory to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2i, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 50 percent more battery size.
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