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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-03-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Cocoa Tea Gold, Galaxy Blue, Obsidian Black and Snow White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 a little bit better than the Huawei P50E, getting a general score of 87 against 79.3. Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A42 is an older, a little heavier and just a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei P50E. Samsung Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS, and Huawei P50E has HarmonyOS 2 OS.
The Huawei P50E counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater count of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1224 x 2700 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P50E, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Huawei P50E features a little better performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P50E also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A42 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P50E, although it has a lesser MP resolution back-facing camera, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A42 features improved battery duration than Huawei P50E, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4100mAh.
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