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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-11-03 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 iPhone X has a score of 88.1, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A42's general score of 87. The iPhone X is an older device than Samsung Galaxy A42, but it's a little lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The iPhone X features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has more memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone X, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Apple iPhone X counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A42, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone X, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone X, because it has an 84 percent larger battery capacity.
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