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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone XS's 84.2 score. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is incredibly newer than the Apple iPhone XS's, although it is thicker and a little heavier. The Apple iPhone XS counts with a greater performance than Galaxy A42, because although it has 2 less processing cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone XS features a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels. Galaxy A42 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 features a superior battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has an 88% greater battery capacity. Galaxy A42 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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