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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy A42 is better than the Huawei P9, with a global score of 87 against 72.9. The Galaxy A42 construction is much newer, but much heavier and incredibly thicker than Huawei P9. The Huawei P9 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a way greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1000 GB. Huawei P9 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A42, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy A42 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited situations, a lot better video definition and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 67% more battery size.
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