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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-06-09 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than the Huawei P smart S, having an 87 score against 77.2. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10, counting with some additional features. The Galaxy A42 design is a little bit thicker and heavier than the Huawei P smart S.
Samsung Galaxy A42's processing unit is very similar to the Huawei P smart S one, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Huawei P smart S counts with a much better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels amount per inch of screen and a way higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Galaxy A42 features a better camera than Huawei P smart S. They have the same aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy A42 has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 counts with improved battery performance than Huawei P smart S, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
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