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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS, EMUI UI | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| -- | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9020 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 3.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored)'s overall score of 72.9. The Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 OS, and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored) works with HarmonyOS, EMUI UI OS. The Galaxy A42 has a much better screen than Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored), although it has a little smaller display.
The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored) has more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior CPU than Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored) has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A42, because it has 5200mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Pura 80 Ultra (Rumored), although it has a lower 3840x2160 video definition, a smaller aperture and a lower 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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