Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 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 |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Midnight, Pink, Red and Starlight | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 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 | |
| 3227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 Apple iPhone 13 has a score of 91.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A42's global score of 87. The Apple iPhone 13 is a newer phone, and it is also somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy A42. Apple iPhone 13 works with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A42 has Android 11 OS. The iPhone 13 features a better performing processor than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 13 also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone 13 features a much better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 13, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 has a much better battery performance than iPhone 13, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A42 features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 13, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera with way more MP.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.