Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 443 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is slightly better than Google Pixel 4, with an 87 score against 81.9. The Galaxy A42 body is newer than Google Pixel 4's, although it is somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 4 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a much better amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Google Pixel 4 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Google Pixel 4 also has a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 4, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy A42 features a much longer battery performance than Google Pixel 4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A42 counts with a superior camera than Google Pixel 4, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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