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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Huawei nova 3, having an 87 score against 76.3. The Galaxy A42 design is notably newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Huawei nova 3. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM. Huawei nova 3 has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Galaxy A42 has more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
Galaxy A42 takes better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same diafragm aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A42 also has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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