Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-07-12 | 2020-11-06 |
| 7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.22 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.86 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is better than the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra's score of 73.3. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is notably newer and somewhat lighter, but thicker than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version while Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Galaxy A42 features a bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra. They have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A42, because it has a better resolution of 1080 x 1920, a just a bit higher amount of pixels in each display inch and a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy A42 has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy A42 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A42 takes much better videos and photos than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A42 also has faster video frame rate, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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