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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-11-11 | 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, Blue, Gold, Gren, Pink and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| 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 |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G 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 | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is better than the Huawei Pocket S's overall score of 78.2. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body is noticeably older, thicker and just a little heavier than Huawei Pocket S. Samsung Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 operating system, while Huawei Pocket S works with HarmonyOS 3 operating system.
The Huawei Pocket S counts with a better display than Galaxy A42, because it has a bit bigger screen, a way better screen pixels density and a lot better 1188 x 2790 resolution. The Huawei Pocket S has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Pocket S also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A42 features a much better camera than Huawei Pocket S, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a higher resolution camera. Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Pocket S, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 has longer battery lifetime than Huawei Pocket S, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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