Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 408 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 | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a bit better than Huawei P20 Pro's overall score of 81.4. The Samsung Galaxy A42 design is extremely newer than Huawei P20 Pro's, although it's just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier. These devices include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version and Huawei P20 Pro has Android 10 version.
Huawei P20 Pro counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2240 pixels resolution and a lot greater pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P20 Pro captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A42, although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera with less mega-pixels, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A42 features superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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