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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-01-10 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| 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 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a lot better than Galaxy A03's 72.4 global score. The Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS, while Galaxy A03 comes with Android OS. Galaxy A42 features a screen that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A03 one, because although the Galaxy A42 has a little worse pixels density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 720 x 1600px, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A03, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A03, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A42 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A42 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy A03. They have a back camera with a 48 mega pixels and a same size aperture. Samsung Galaxy A03 and Galaxy A42 feature really similar batteries performance.
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