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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-05-04 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Huawei P Smart Z, having a overall score of 87 against 75.6. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a newer cellphone, and it's also a little thinner and a little lighter than the Huawei P Smart Z. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Huawei P Smart Z has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P Smart Z counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size screen, the Huawei P Smart Z also has a higher pixel quantity per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Galaxy A42 features a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P Smart Z, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A42 has a CPU that's very similar to the CPU in Huawei P Smart Z, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Galaxy A42 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a camera in the back with much more MP and a lot higher video resolution.
Galaxy A42 counts with better battery duration than Huawei P Smart Z, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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