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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | HarmonyOS |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-07-29 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm 888 4G chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.46 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is slightly better than Huawei P50's global score of 86.3. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, we must tell that it's also a little bit heavier and a little thicker. Galaxy A42 has Android 11 OS, while Huawei P50 works with HarmonyOS OS.
The Huawei P50 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a much better resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels. The Huawei P50 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P50 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A42 captures better videos and photos than Huawei P50, although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 48 mega pixels resolution, they both have the same aperture. The Huawei P50 counts with more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A42, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A42 has superior battery lifetime than Huawei P50, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4100mAh.
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