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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Pro, with an 87 score against 81.4. Galaxy A42's design is notably newer, but a bit heavier and a bit thicker than the Huawei P20 Pro. These phones have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version and Huawei P20 Pro has Android 10.
The Huawei P20 Pro features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater display pixel density and a way better 1080 x 2240 resolution. Huawei P20 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei P20 Pro shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a less mega pixels resolution camera, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture. Galaxy A42 features a much greater memory for games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has superior battery performance than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
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