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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | -- |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 8.08 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black and Epi Green |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2800 x 1280 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPO |
| 266 pixels per inch | 453 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 1x Cortex-X4 3.3GHz, 3x Cortex-A720 3.2GHz, 2x Cortex- A720 3.0GHz, 2x Cortex-A520 2.3GHz, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than Honor Magic 6 Pro's 76.6 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is a little thinner and lighter than the Honor Magic 6 Pro. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Honor Magic 6 Pro has Android 14.
The Honor Magic 6 Pro features a sharper display than Galaxy A42, because it has a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a much higher 1280 x 2800px resolution and a bit bigger display. Honor Magic 6 Pro counts with a better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Honor Magic 6 Pro has a little better performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor Magic 6 Pro also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Honor Magic 6 Pro counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has 5600mAh of battery capacity.
Honor Magic 6 Pro takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same video quality, the Honor Magic 6 Pro also has a lot larger aperture for better low-light photos and video, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a camera with a better 50 megapixels resolution.
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