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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.11 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), having an 87 score against 79.2. Even when Samsung Galaxy A42 and the Huawei P Smart (2021) were only released with a couple months difference, Samsung Galaxy A42 is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version while Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10 version.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a little bit bigger display, a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a higher pixel amount in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021). They have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM amount.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A42. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back camera with a 48 mega-pixels and a same size aperture. Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 and Huawei P Smart (2021) have quite similar batteries performance.
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