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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-02 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.42 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 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 |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.91 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Galaxy A11, having an 87 score against 73.3. Both of these phones include the same Android 11 OS (operating system). The Samsung Galaxy A42 is an a bit thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy A11. Galaxy A42 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A11, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A42 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 and Galaxy A11 both count with quite similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit higher 720 x 1600 pixels resolution and a little bit bigger display. The Galaxy A42 features a way better camera than Galaxy A11, and although they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a lot more megapixels camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A11, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A42 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A11, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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