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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is slightly better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, with a general score of 87 against 84.9. The Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 11 Pro counts with iOS 15.x OS. Galaxy A42's design is newer than Apple iPhone 11 Pro's, although it is a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier.
IPhone 11 Pro counts with a better performing processor than Galaxy A42, because although it has lesser processing cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 11 Pro also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone 11 Pro has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1125 x 2436.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3046mAh.
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