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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-03-14 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.90 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Desert Sand, Eternal Black, Misty Grey and Skyline Blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 12.54 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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
Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra's 76.1 overall score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra has Android 14 version. Although the Galaxy A42 is extremely older than Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra, it's design is lighter and a little bit thinner.
The Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a little bigger display, a greater pixels number per inch in the display and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Galaxy A42 counts with a greater storage for apps and games than Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better hardware performance than Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 10% larger battery size. The Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back facing camera with a better 50 mega-pixels resolution and a way higher video quality.
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