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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-01-15 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is better than Huawei Y9 (2019)'s global score of 73.5. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Huawei Y9 (2019) has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Galaxy A42's design is newer, but heavier and a little bit thicker than the Huawei Y9 (2019).
The Samsung Galaxy A42's processing unit is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Y9 (2019), both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount. The Huawei Y9 (2019) counts with a much better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a better pixel number in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Y9 (2019), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A42 takes way better photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A42 counts with longer battery duration than Huawei Y9 (2019), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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