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Compare Honor Pad 5 8 and Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Honor Pad 5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Honor Pad 5 8

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Honor Pad 5 8

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2019-6

2021-04
Status

2019-7

2021-05

Design
Build

-

Plastic
SIM

Nano-SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

122.2 mm

164.4 mm
Width

243 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

-

190 g
Colors

Gold, Gray

Black, Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

8 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1920 x 1200 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

283 ppi

266 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

Always-on display, Infinity-O display, HDR10

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570
Chipset

Hisilicon Kirin 710

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G
GPU

Mali-G51 MP4

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

3, 4 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

32, 64 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

1 TB

OS
OS

Android 9.0 Pie

Android 11, One UI 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

8 MP

48 MP, (wide) , f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

8 MP

20 MP, (wide) , f/2.2
Selfie camera resolution

-

5184 x 3880 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

HDR, Face unlock
Selfie camera video

720p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

5100 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Fast Charging
Talk time 3G

-

36 h

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

332400 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

659 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1983 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR(head)

-

0.69 W/kg
SAR EU(head)

-

1.15 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

1.33 W/kg

Cost
Price

-

300 USD

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