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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.20 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| 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 A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.71 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 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 | |
| 3095mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 13 Pro has a general score of 93.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy A42's global score of 87. IPhone 13 Pro counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 OS. IPhone 13 Pro's construction is newer and somewhat thinner, but also a bit heavier than the Galaxy A42. The iPhone 13 Pro counts with a way better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher screen pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px.
The iPhone 13 Pro has a faster processing unit than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bits CPU. Galaxy A42 features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 captures much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 13 Pro, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 13 Pro, because it has a 62 percent bigger battery size.
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