Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Huawei Mate 40

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced March 2017 2020, September 02 October 2020
Status Available - April 2017 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - November 2020
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm
(6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 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
1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.1 EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 619 Mali-G78 MP22
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.8 inches 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 84.18% 89.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -