Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A12

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Samsung
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2020, September 02 2020, November 24
Status Rumored Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price - - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 193 g (6.81 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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
LTE (unspecified)
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
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.1 -
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU - Adreno 619 -
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.84 inches 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 84.18% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Triple 12 MP + 20 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 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
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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