Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 a lot better than the Huawei P8max, with a overall score of 87 against 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body is newer and somewhat lighter than Huawei P8max's, but it is notably thicker. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Galaxy A42 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P8max, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A42 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei P8max counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A42, because it has a quite greater pixels density, a quite larger display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P8max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a lot better camera than Huawei P8max, because it has a larger aperture for better photos in low light environments, a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A42 features a little longer battery performance than Huawei P8max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4360mAh.
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