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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-03-20 |
| 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 | Cocoa Tea Gold, Galaxy Blue, Obsidian Black and Snow 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 Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P50E's score of 79.3. Samsung Galaxy A42's body is older, a little bit heavier and just a little thicker than Huawei P50E. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with Android 11 OS, while Huawei P50E works with HarmonyOS 2 OS.
Huawei P50E counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P50E also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P50E counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels.
Galaxy A42 has a superior camera than Huawei P50E, although it has a less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P50E, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei P50E, because it has a 22 percent larger battery capacity.
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