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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than the Huawei P20, having an 87 score against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is a notably newer phone than Huawei P20, but it is heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P20 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2244px. Huawei P20 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A42. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Galaxy A42 has a way better battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 47 percent greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A42 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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