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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-01-04 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than the Galaxy A02s, getting a score of 87 against 74.5. Both of these phones use the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). Samsung Galaxy A42 is a just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the Galaxy A02s, although both of them were released only a couple months apart.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A02s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A42 also has a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A02s and Galaxy A42 feature extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A42 has a little inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same 720 x 1600 resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Galaxy A42 features much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy A02s, because although it has an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A42 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A02s, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Galaxy A02s one.
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