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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro's global score of 82.9. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, but both of them are 0.34inches thick. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a way better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels. Huawei Mate 20 Pro takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, although it has a camera with a lower resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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