Huawei P9 lite vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2016	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€299	€340

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.89% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 619
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	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
Yes Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	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 (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 26, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVNS-L21	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg	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

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