Huawei P20 Lite (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite (2019) Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · July 2019
Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.28 oz (178.0 g) 7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crush blue, Charming red, Midnight black Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.4-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2310x1080px, 19.25 ratio, 398 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
83.96 % 85.80 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 PowerVR GE8320
RAM
4GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) 5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer
Other
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,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2019 Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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