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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 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 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 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 5.3 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Galaxy A16 (Rumored), with an 87 score against 72.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Galaxy A16 (Rumored) has Android 14. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is just a bit lighter but a little thicker than the Galaxy A16 (Rumored).
Galaxy A16 (Rumored) has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a little bit bigger display, a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A42's storage for games and applications is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A16 (Rumored)'s one, they have the same internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much powerful processor than Galaxy A16 (Rumored). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Samsung Galaxy A16 (Rumored) and Samsung Galaxy A42 both feature extremely similar batteries duration. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A16 (Rumored), although it has a camera with less mega pixels, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
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