Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Apple iPhone 12 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A42, having a overall score of 88.7 against 87. The Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS. Apple iPhone 12's body is somewhat thinner and lighter than Galaxy A42, although both of them were released with only 0 months difference.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better performing processor than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits processor. The iPhone 12 features a much sharper display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1170 x 2532px.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A42 shoots much better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a lot higher resolution camera.
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