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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-04-12 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black and Red |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| 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 |
| -- | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is a bit better than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, getting a general score of 87 against 85.2. These devices include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has 11 version and Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though Samsung Galaxy A42 is much newer than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, it's a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a way greater pixel amount per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A42, although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with less megapixels, they both have a same size aperture. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with improved battery duration than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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