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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 10.12 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a little bit better than the Galaxy A42, having an 87.1 score against 87. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus body is thinner than Galaxy A42, although it's a bit heavier and was released many years before. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater count of pixels per display inch and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB. IPhone 8 Plus has a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a way more MP back-facing camera.
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