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Global Score
71.987
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Windows Phone 8Android 11, 10
2014-04-042020-11-06
5.42 x 2.75 x 0.33 inches6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
4.79 ounces6.81 ounces
GrayPrism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 249.00--
Display / Screen
5 inches6.6 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)1600 x 720 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
441 pixels per inch266 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.17.2
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset
Quad-Core 2300 MHz processorKryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor
2 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 619 GPU
9.279.18
Storage
16 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slotmicroSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot
6.1615.38
Camera
13.00 MP + 2.00 MP48.00 MP + 20.00 MP
--f/1.80 aperture
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video
6.9311.11
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
SIMNano SIM
6.110.7
Battery Life
2600mAh Li-Ion Battery5000mAh Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
480 hours standby time
20 hours talk time
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4.566.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 3.0Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a lot better than Samsung ATIV SE's 71.9 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 OS, while Samsung ATIV SE works with Windows Phone 8 OS. The Samsung Galaxy A42 design is much newer than the Samsung ATIV SE's, but it is a little bit thicker and heavier.

The Samsung ATIV SE has a much better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot better pixels density. Samsung ATIV SE counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A42, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and less CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.

The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung ATIV SE, because it has a back camera with a lot higher 48 MP resolution and a way better (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung ATIV SE, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB.

The Galaxy A42 features a very superior battery duration than Samsung ATIV SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.




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