Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 92.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 16.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-09-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight and Purple 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 15 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3279mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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
IPhone 14 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A42, getting a overall score of 92.5 against 87. IPhone 14 comes with iOS 16.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 operating system. IPhone 14's construction is newer, lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A42.
The iPhone 14 has a much better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher screen pixel density and a lot higher 1170 x 2532 resolution. Apple iPhone 14 counts with a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor and more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior storage for applications and games than Apple iPhone 14, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 14, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photography and video and slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
Galaxy A42 features a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 14, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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