Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Huawei Mate X2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Feb 22, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€340	$2785

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches 161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm
Folded
	6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	10.41 oz / 295.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	OLED, 90Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2480x2200px, 414 PPI
Features
	Folding inside the device
Front cover display
	6.5 inches 2700 x1160 px OLED 90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
	Part of the main display

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G78
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 55.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.4 Focal Length: 240 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	16 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: UW 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs	Huawei Mate X2 Specs
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