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Global Score
73.787
Basic Information
LGSamsung
Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2Android 11, 10
2013-08-072020-11-06
5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
5.04 ounces6.81 ounces
Black and WhitePrism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 159.00--
Display / Screen
5.2 inches6.6 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)1600 x 720 pixels
IPS LCDSuper AMOLED
424 pixels per inch266 pixels per inch
450 cd/m2 brightness--
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.57.2
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processorKryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor
2 GB (800 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 619 GPU
9.279.18
Storage
32 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot
5.815.38
Camera
13.00 MP + 2.10 MP48.00 MP + 20.00 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/1.80 aperture
29.00mm focal length--
0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor--
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video
9.2411.11
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Micro SIMNano SIM
7.110.7
Battery Life
3000mAh Li-Polymer Battery5000mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
696 hours standby time
17.9 hours talk time
--
4.966.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy A42 is better than the LG G2, getting a overall score of 87 against 73.7. The Galaxy A42 is a incredibly newer and a little bit thinner phone than LG G2, but it's way heavier. These phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and LG G2 has Android 4.4.2. The LG G2 has a way better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels number per screen inch and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080.

The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG G2, because it has 96 GB more internal memory. The LG G2 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A42, because although it has lesser CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.

The Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than LG G2, because it has a way better resolution back facing camera, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a way bigger aperture. The Galaxy A42 features a very superior battery lifetime than LG G2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.




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