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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Huawei nova 7 SE

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Huawei nova 7 SE

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China
  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, September 02 2020, April 23. Released 2020, April 28
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) 162.3 x 75 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD, HDR10
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Kirin 820 5G (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G57 (6-core)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 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)
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)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p
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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 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 4000 mAh
Charging 15W wired 40W wired, 70% in 30 min
5W reverse wired
Misc
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, Space Silver, Midsummer Purple, Crush Green
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N CDY-AN00, CDY-NX9B, CDY-TN00, CDY-AN20
Price $ 124.20 / £ 160.00 About 320 EUR
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

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