Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a global score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P40 lite 5G's global score of 83.4. The Galaxy A42 is a a little heavier cellphone than the Huawei P40 lite 5G, but both have the same thickness. Both phones we compare here come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has a more recent 11 version and Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has more RAM. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Galaxy A42 has a superior memory for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video definition and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy A42 counts with better battery performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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