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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 score. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is newer, but just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than Huawei Mate 8. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Galaxy A42 has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A42. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features greater battery duration than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size. Galaxy A42 counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a way better video quality, a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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