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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 285.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 120 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than LG V10's overall score of 78.6. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body has the same thickness than LG V10, but it's just a little heavier. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version and LG V10 has Android 5.1 version, so it provides you some extra features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a better hardware performance than LG V10, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a higher number of cores. The LG V10 features a lot better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a much better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG V10, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports 1000 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Galaxy A42 has a much better battery lifetime than LG V10, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit better camera than LG V10, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
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