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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-07-21 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | -- |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is better than the Google Pixel 6a's overall score of 76.4. The Galaxy A42 design is just a bit thinner than Google Pixel 6a, although it's just a little heavier and was released a little bit further than a year before. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12.
Galaxy A42 features a very superior processing power than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The Google Pixel 6a counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a lot more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A42 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB. Galaxy A42 features just a bit longer battery life than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A42 shoots better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
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