Huawei P30 lite vs. Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P30 lite and Samsung Galaxy A42 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P30 lite vs. Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number Marie-L21A SM-A426B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.9 mm 164.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has greater height than Huawei P30 lite.
Width 72.7 mm 75.9 mm Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has greater width than Huawei P30 lite.
Depth 7.4 mm 8.6 mm Huawei P30 lite is narrower than Huawei P30 lite.
Weight 159 g 193 g Huawei P30 lite is lighter than Huawei P30 lite.
Body Colour Breathing crystal | Midnight black | Peacock blue | Pearl white Prism dot black | Prism dot white | Prism dot grey
Body Material Curved 3D glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 2.34 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.7 W/kg (head) 1.334 W/kg (body), 1.154 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.15" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has larger screen size than Huawei P30 lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2312 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Huawei P30 lite has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 415 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19.3:9 -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Dewdrop display Night mode, Edge-to-Edge screen, Infinity U Display
PROCESSOR Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P30 lite has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G51 -
MEMORY Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 106 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR, Stickers Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Ultra Snapshot, Light Painting mode, Snow, Text, Food, Dog, Cat, Waterfall, Portrait, Night, Auto, Group photo, Autumn leaves, Blue sky, Sunrise/ Sunset, Beach, Panda, Bike, Overcast, Plant, Ancient Building, Stage performance, 3D Panorama, Documents, Capture smiles, Flower, Fireworks Live Focus mode
Light Source LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 5632 x 4224 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), AI scene recognition, Smart Camera Assistant -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P30 lite.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Bokeh lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei P30 lite has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Bokeh lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei P30 lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei P30 lite.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Stickers -
Camera Modes (Front) Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Snow, Portrait, Night, Blue sky, Beach, Plant, Stage performance, Capture smiles, Room, Mirror reflection, Audio control, AR lens, Flower Live Focus mode
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 5000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei P30 lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Adaptive Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 105 min -
Standby Time 293 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes 2160 minutes Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P30 lite.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 293 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 21 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 22 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 130 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2160 min
Playback (video): up to 34 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Google Android
User Interface EMUI 9.0.1 One UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, apt-X, MP4, AMR-NB, apt-X HD, HWA, 3GP WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, H.265, MP4 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HiVision AI Translation, GPU Turbo 2.0 technology, HUAWEI AI-powered HiVision technology Samsung KNOX, Game Booster
OTHERS Huawei P30 lite Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, TPU case Power adapter
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification -
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