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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is slightly better than the iPhone 11's score of 83.3. Galaxy A42 has Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 11 comes with iOS 15.x operating system. The Galaxy A42 design is newer and a little bit lighter, but a bit thicker than the iPhone 11. IPhone 11 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 828 x 1792 resolution and a just a little better pixels density.
The Galaxy A42 features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone 11, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. IPhone 11 counts with a greater processing power than Galaxy A42, because although it has 2 less processing cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 11 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 11, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with way more MP.
Galaxy A42 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 11, because it has a 61 percent bigger battery capacity.
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