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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.22 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 | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 is a little bit better than iPhone 8, having an 87 score against 85. Samsung Galaxy A42's design is incredibly newer than iPhone 8's, but it is somewhat thicker and notably heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher display density.
Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB. The iPhone 8 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Samsung Galaxy A42 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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