Honor Magic5 Ultimate vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Honor Magic5 Ultimate

Samsung Galaxy M42 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 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, eco leather back

Plastic
SIM

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

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

162.9 mm

164.4 mm
Width

76.7 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

217 g

190 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m for 30 min)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Orange

Black, Gray

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED

Super AMOLED
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1312 x 2848 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

266 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits (peak)

Always-on display, Infinity-O display, HDR10

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G
GPU

Adreno 740

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

16 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

UFS 4.0

-

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.6 , 23 mm, 1/1.12" , 1.4 µm, 3.5x optical zoom , 100x digital zoom

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(periscope telephoto) , 50 MP, f/3.0 , 90 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚
122˚ , (ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 13 mm, 1/2.5"

(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
TOF 3D

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

8190 x 6120 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video

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

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 100˚ , 1.22 µm

(wide) , 20 MP, f/2.2
TOF 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4096 x 3072 pixels

5184 x 3880 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

HDR, Face unlock
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2

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

-
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, Face ID, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity