Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs Huawei Mate X3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced 2021, April 28 August 2021 March 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May 01 Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming Soon - April 2023
Price Rs. 21,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint Black, White, Purple, Dark Green, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm
Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.8 mm
(Unfolded: 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 in
Folded: 6.18 x 2.85 x 0.46 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 239 g or 241 g (8.43 oz or 8.5 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 26, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IPX8

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11 EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services
User Interface One UI 3.1 One UI 3.1 HarmonyOS 3.1 (China)
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 642L Adreno 730
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
QHD+ Foldable OLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate
Kunlun Glass (cover Display Only)
Cover display: 6.4 inches FHD+ OLED Screen
1080 x 2504 pixels
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 1B colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches 7.85 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 2224 x 2496 pixels (426 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 84.90% 88.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (B1I+B1c+B2a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 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 or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (Global)
Silicon-carbon 5060 mAh, non-removable - China only
Fast battery charging 66W
50W wireless Fast Charging
7.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -