Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-11-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | 16 777 216 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design is just a bit better than Galaxy A42, with an 87.7 score against 87. Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design is an older and somewhat thicker cellphone than the Galaxy A42, but Huawei made it just a little lighter anyway. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A42 has Android 11.
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design features a much better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a way higher 1440 x 3120 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Galaxy A42 has better battery life than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a higher resolution back facing camera.
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