Huawei P Smart vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.84 x 0.29 inches 150.1 x 72.05 x 7.45 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 427 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
76.08 %	84.26 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 619
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 340
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Card, Eject Tool, TP Protective Film

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 02, 2020

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P Smart Specs	Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs
User Reviews
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