Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is just a bit better than Huawei P40 Lite, with an 87 score against 79.5. The Galaxy A42 body has the same thickness than the Huawei P40 Lite, but it's a little heavier. Both devices we are comparing come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version while Huawei P40 Lite has Android 10 version, giving you lots of additional features and performance enhancements.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2310px and more pixels per display inch. Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Huawei P40 Lite features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 Lite also has 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy A42 takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 48 MP resolution and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has longer battery lifetime than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has a 19% larger battery size.
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