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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Awesome Black, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet and Awesome White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio G80 MT6769T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 |
| 10.67 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A32 LTE Only's score of 82. Both devices in this review use the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. The Galaxy A42 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only, because although it has a lot less mega pixels camera, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A32 LTE Only, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A42 has a battery lifetime that's just as good as Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only's battery duration.
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