Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), with a general score of 87 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a a little bit lighter and just a little thinner phone than Huawei P Smart (2021), even when both of them were only released with a few months difference. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has newer 11 version while Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10, providing some additional features.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a quite larger screen, a much higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a higher display pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a little faster processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021). Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy A42's battery lifetime is just as good as Huawei P Smart (2021)'s battery lifetime. Huawei P Smart (2021) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A42. They have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same aperture.
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