Honor 70 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Honor 70

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - global
5G network

5G band 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Plastic
SIM

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

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

161.4 mm

164.4 mm
Width

73.3 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

178 g

193 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Silver

Black, Gray, White

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A78

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 2.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 54 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.49"

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 122˚

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

8768 x 6144 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes