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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2790 x 1188 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 10.67 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 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 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is better than Huawei P50 Pocket's 73.4 global score. The Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 operating system, while Huawei P50 Pocket works with HarmonyOS operating system. The Galaxy A42 body is older, just a bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei P50 Pocket.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much powerful CPU than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Huawei P50 Pocket features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because it has a little bit bigger display, a lot higher quantity of pixels per display inch and a way better resolution of 1188 x 2790.
The Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P50 Pocket, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has better battery lifetime than Huawei P50 Pocket, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P50 Pocket, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
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