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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-04-15 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 8.03 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than Huawei P8 Max's 72.6 general score. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0. Although Galaxy A42 is way thicker than the Huawei P8 Max, it's lighter and also noticeably newer.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores. Huawei P8 Max features a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit higher screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a very superior camera than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a much higher video resolution, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos. Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 features a bit superior battery duration than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4360mAh.
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