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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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
Galaxy A42 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A15, having an 87 score against 73.5. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A15 has Android 14. Galaxy A42 is a just a little thicker but just a little bit lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A15.
Galaxy A42 has an extremely better CPU than Galaxy A15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Galaxy A15 counts with a better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Galaxy A42 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A15, although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a F1.8 aperture. Galaxy A42 counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A15, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42's battery performance is very similar to the battery life in Galaxy A15.
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