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Global Score
92.887
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 15.x, 14.xAndroid 11, 10
2020-10-232020-11-06
5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
6.66 ounces6.81 ounces
Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and SilverPrism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white
Glass and Stainless steel --
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 1000.00--
Display / Screen
6.1 inches6.6 inches
2532 x 1170 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels
OLED Super AMOLED
457 pixels per inch266 pixels per inch
1200 cd/m2 brightness--
No touch screenNo touch screen
9.47.2
Performance
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset
64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processorKryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor
6 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Yes GPUAdreno 619 GPU
10.629.18
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot
10.115.38
Camera
12.00 MP + 12.00 MP48.00 MP + 20.00 MP
f/1.60 aperturef/1.80 aperture
26.00mm focal length--
3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.0111.11
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM
10.710.7
Battery Life
2815mAh Li - Ion Battery5000mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.86.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The iPhone 12 Pro is just a bit better than Galaxy A42, getting a general score of 92.8 against 87. The iPhone 12 Pro works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy A42 has Android 11 operating system. IPhone 12 Pro's construction is a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy A42, even when both were released with only 0 months difference.

The iPhone 12 Pro features a better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processor. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro features a lot better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a way higher screen pixel density.

Galaxy A42 captures much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera with much more megapixels.

Galaxy A42 features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.




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