Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is better than the Huawei P Smart (2020)'s general score of 77.5. Although the Galaxy A42 is better than Huawei P Smart (2020), we must note that it's also a just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier phone. Both devices in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei P Smart (2020) has a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher display density and a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Galaxy A42 counts with a processing unit that is very similar to Huawei P Smart (2020)'s CPU, both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery duration than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 47 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy A42 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a way better video definition and a much more MP back camera.
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