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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-01-22 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Awesome black, Awesome blue, Awesome violet and Awesome white | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 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 MC3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than the Galaxy A32 5G, having a score of 87 against 75. Although Samsung Galaxy A42 and Galaxy A32 5G were only released with a few months difference, Samsung Galaxy A42 is a little thinner and just a bit lighter. Both devices we are comparing include the same Android 11 operating system, so both of them should provide you identical OS features.
Galaxy A42 counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, because although it has a little worse pixel amount in each inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 720 x 1600px resolution, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a little bigger display. The Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy A42 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. Both of them have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a 48 mega pixels back facing camera, a F1.8 aperture and the same (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy A42 features a bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A32 5G, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and the Samsung Galaxy A42 have extremely similar battery durations.
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