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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-04-05 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than Huawei P30 Lite, having a score of 87 against 77. Galaxy A42's design is newer than Huawei P30 Lite's, but it's somewhat heavier and thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version while Huawei P30 Lite has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei P30 Lite counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher display density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2312px. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 features a processing unit that is just as good as the Huawei P30 Lite one, they have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy A42 has a very superior camera than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a way higher (4K) video definition and a lot more MP back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior battery performance than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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