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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-07-20 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 10's 79.2 score. The Galaxy A42 has Android 11 OS, and Huawei nova 10 works with Android OS. The Galaxy A42 body is older, a lot thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 10. Huawei nova 10 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 10 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 10 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a greater amount of pixels per inch of display, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy A42 has much more storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 10, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much better camera than Huawei nova 10, because although it has a worse resolution camera and a worse 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture. Samsung Galaxy A42 features longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 10, because it has a 25% more battery capacity.
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