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Huawei nova 7 SE

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
		2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G Network	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
	1, 3, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
		2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch
Announced	2020, April 23. Released 2020, April 28	2020, September 02
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, November 11

Body
Dimensions	162.3 x 75 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)	164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display
Type	IPS LCD, HDR10	Super AMOLED
Size	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)

Platform
OS	Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services	Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset	Kirin 820 5G (7 nm)	Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU	Mali-G57 (6-core)	Adreno 619

Memory
Card slot	NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Modules	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	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, f/2.4, (depth)
Features	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features	HDR	HDR
Video	1080p	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Po 4000 mAh	Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging	40W wired, 70% in 30 min (advertised) 5W reverse wired	15W wired

Misc
Colors	Black, Space Silver, Midsummer Purple, Crush Green	Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR EU		1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)
Models	CDY-AN00, CDY-NX9B, CDY-TN00, CDY-AN20	SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N
Price	About 320 EUR	$ 124.44 / £ 160.00

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 324686 (v8) GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display		570 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker		-30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 144h