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| Global Score | |
| 92.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 16.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-10-07 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight, Purple and Starlight | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 899.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple 15 Bionic 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 |
| Apple GPU 5-core 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) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 14 Plus has a global score of 92.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy A42's global score of 87. Apple iPhone 14 Plus comes with iOS 16.x OS, and Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 OS. The Apple iPhone 14 Plus construction is newer and a bit thinner, but just a bit heavier than the Galaxy A42.
The Apple iPhone 14 Plus has a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a quite larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels and a lot higher pixel count per inch in the display. The Galaxy A42 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 14 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The iPhone 14 Plus features a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. Galaxy A42 captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 14 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures in low light environments and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy A42 features a bit superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 14 Plus, because it has a 16 percent more battery size.
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