Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs Huawei P40 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced October 2017 February 2020 2020, September 02
Status Coming Soon - October 2017 Coming Soon - March 2020 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Price Rs. 61,000 ($940.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Titanium Grey, Midnight Blue, Mocha Brown, Pink Gold Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
(6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
(6.27 x 3 x 0.34 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP67 certified - dust/water resistance
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0 Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
User Interface EMUI 8.0 EMUI 10 One UI 2.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 970 Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 619
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass, HDR10 Compliant LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.0 inches 6.4 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2310 pixels (398 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.07% 83.65% 84.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No - Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 20 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection & Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 aperture, OIS, 2x Lossless Zoom, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4200 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -