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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.45 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Ice silver and Jungle green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 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 620 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 much better than realme X50 5G's overall score of 73. These phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version and realme X50 5G has Android 10. The Galaxy A42 is a a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the realme X50 5G, even though they were released with only a couple of months difference.
The realme X50 5G features a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size display, the realme X50 5G also has more pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. Galaxy A42 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than realme X50 5G, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Realme X50 5G has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the realme X50 5G also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A42 has greater battery life than realme X50 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4200mAh. Galaxy A42 has a bit better camera than realme X50 5G. They have a same size aperture, the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a 48 MP resolution.
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