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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-04-13 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Storm White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2448 x 2080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 472 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) 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 |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate's 81.2 score. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate has Android 13 version. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is an noticeably older device than the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, but Samsung could make it lighter and somewhat thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much faster CPU than Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a much higher resolution of 2080 x 2448, way more pixels per screen inch and a little bit bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, because it has a better resolution camera in the back and a way higher video definition. The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate counts with a better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 20% more battery size.
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