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Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Huawei P40 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 P40 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.58", with resolution 1200x2640. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.58" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 105.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 91.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1200 x 2640 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 50 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) 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -Periscope 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 32 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
DxOMark Main Score 128
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 103
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1
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, 512GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 497741
GeekBench 5 Single Core 775
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3182
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2020, March 26
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 158.2 Х 72.6 Х 9 mm
Weight 193 g 209 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 970 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) Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)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) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G 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 3.1, 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 HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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 P40 Pro
  • Screen 6.58"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB