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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| 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 A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Avalanche and Blizzard, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3220 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2018mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.92 | 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 Galaxy A42 is a bit better than Apple iPhone SE (2022), having a score of 87 against 86.6. Although it's the best in this comparison, we must tell that it's also an older, thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone. The Galaxy A42 counts with Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone SE (2022) works with iOS 15.x OS.
The iPhone SE (2022) counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy A42 has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE (2022), because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone SE (2022) has a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone SE (2022) also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes better photos and videos than iPhone SE (2022), because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy A42 has a much better battery duration than iPhone SE (2022), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2018mAh.
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