Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), getting an 87 score against 74.5. Galaxy A42's design is notably newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL). Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has older 11 version while Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has a better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixels density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2246. The Galaxy A42 counts with a bit faster CPU than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Galaxy A42 has a superior camera than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy A42 also has a back camera with much more mega pixels. Galaxy A42 features a little bit better storage for apps and games than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports 1000 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery performance than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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