Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-06-11 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.32 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.94 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 is much better than the Asus ZenFone 5Q, getting a score of 87 against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a extremely newer cellphone than the Asus ZenFone 5Q, although it's just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Asus ZenFone 5Q features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy A42 features a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Asus ZenFone 5Q, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports 1000 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A42's processor is just as good as Asus ZenFone 5Q's processor, both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much better battery life than Asus ZenFone 5Q, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A42 takes much better photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 5Q, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A42 also has a bigger aperture to capture better captures in low light situations and a back camera with a way higher resolution.
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