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Samsung a42 vs Huawei nova 8 comparison

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Huawei Nova 8
Network
Technology GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G HSPA/GSM/LTE
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)

3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
4G bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,18,19,26,28,34,38,39,40,41
5G bands 1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed 5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date February 05, 2021 December 15, 2020
Status Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight 193g 169g
Build N/A N/A
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano SIM)
Display
Display Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.6 Inch 6.57 Inch
Resolution (720x1600) Pixels FHD+, (2340x1080) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 Android 11 (No Google Play Services)
CPU Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Hexa-Core (3xCortex-A55 Based 1.84 GHz / 3xCortex-A76 Based 2.22 GHz)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G57
Memory
Card slot MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Main Camera
Features Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Timer, Audio control, Capture smiles, AI camera, Super Wide Angle, Night shot, Portrait mode, Super Macro, Photo, Pro mode, Video, Panorama, Light painting, HDR, Time-lapse, Slow-mo, Ultra snapshot, Filter, and Wide aperture
Video 4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Gyro-EIS
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-Band
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS BeiDou, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, and QZSS)
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO FM Radio N/A
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C (2.0)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Fingerprint (Under Display ) / Proximity / Ambient light Sensor / Digital compass / Gravity Sensor / Gyroscope
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 3800 mAh (Non Removable)
Charging Fast Charging 15W Fast Charging (66W), 60% In 15 Min, 100% In 35 Min
Reverse Charging (5W)
Misc
Colors Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Blush Gold
Model SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 ANG-L02B / ANG-L21B / ANG-L22B
Price 57,999 79,999
Brand Samsung Huawei
Model Samsung A42 Huawei Nova 8
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Huawei Nova 8
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)

3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,18,19,26,28,34,38,39,40,41
5G bands
1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed
5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date
February 05, 2021 December 15, 2020
Status
Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight
193g 169g
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano SIM)
Display
Display
Super AMOLED OLED
Size
6.6 Inch 6.57 Inch
Resolution
(720x1600) Pixels FHD+, (2340x1080) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 Android 11 (No Google Play Services)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 (Snapdragon 750) 8nm HUAWEI (Kirin 820E)
CPU
Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Hexa-Core (3xCortex-A55 Based 1.84 GHz / 3xCortex-A76 Based 2.22 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 619 Mali-G57
Memory
Card slot
MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Internal
128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Timer, Audio control, Capture smiles, AI camera, Super Wide Angle, Night shot, Portrait mode, Super Macro, Photo, Pro mode, Video, Panorama, Light painting, HDR, Time-lapse, Slow-mo, Ultra snapshot, Filter, and Wide aperture
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
20MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 32MP (F/2.0 Aperture)
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Gyro-EIS
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-Band
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), and Dual-Band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS BeiDou, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, and QZSS)
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio N/A
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C (2.0)
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Fingerprint (Under Display ) / Proximity / Ambient light Sensor / Digital compass / Gravity Sensor / Gyroscope
Battery
Type
Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 3800 mAh (Non Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 15W Fast Charging (66W), 60% In 15 Min, 100% In 35 Min
Reverse Charging (5W)
Misc
Colors
Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Blush Gold
Model
SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 ANG-L02B / ANG-L21B / ANG-L22B
Price
57999 79999
Brand
Samsung Huawei
Model
Samsung A42 Huawei Nova 8

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