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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Titanium and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is better than LG K61's 77.6 overall score. Galaxy A42 is better than LG K61, we must note that it is also just a little heavier and a bit thicker. These devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and LG K61 has Android 9.0 Pie.
LG K61 features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels number per inch in the display and a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The LG K61 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A42. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
The LG K61 features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the LG K61 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Galaxy A42 has superior battery life than LG K61, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Galaxy A42 captures way better pictures and videos than LG K61, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy A42 also has a much better video resolution.
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