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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than Huawei P Smart (2020)'s score of 77.5. Even being the best cellphone we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy A42 is a just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone than Huawei P Smart (2020). Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has 11 version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei P Smart (2020) features a processor that is very similar to the processing unit in Samsung Galaxy A42, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots way better videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way higher video quality. Galaxy A42 has slightly more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much longer battery life than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 47% more battery size.
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