Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black,Deep blue and Red | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 166.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A20, getting a global score of 87 against 74.7. Galaxy A42's design is newer than Samsung Galaxy A20's, but it's just a bit thicker and heavier. Both phones in this comparison work with the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should provide you identical operating system features.
Samsung Galaxy A20 and Samsung Galaxy A42 both feature really similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A42 has a just a little inferior pixel count per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 720 x 1600 and a little larger display. Samsung Galaxy A42 has much more memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy A42 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A42 counts with better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A20, because it has a 25% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A20, because it has a lot higher resolution camera, a much better video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations.
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