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Huawei Honor 30 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Huawei Honor 30 Pro

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), screen 6.6", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Huawei Honor 30 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.57", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 40 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.57" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 106.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 89.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 40 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -5 MP, (depth) 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF, laser AF, OIS -Periscope 8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), OIS, 5x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 18mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p, 1080p; gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 32 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Mali-G76 MP16
External memory microSDXC NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2020, April 15
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 160.3 Х 73.6 Х 8.4 mm
Weight 193 g 186 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Titanium silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Icelandic Frost, Neon purple
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 520 EUR
Body build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W - IP54

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy A42 5G
  • Screen 6.6"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Honor 30 Pro
  • Screen 6.57"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 40 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB