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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 92.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 16.x |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-09-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight and Purple Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple 15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Apple GPU 5-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3279mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
IPhone 14 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A42, having a overall score of 92.5 against 87. IPhone 14's body is newer, somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A42. The iPhone 14 has iOS 16.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS. IPhone 14 has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch in the display and a lot better 1170 x 2532px resolution.
IPhone 14 has a better performing processor than Galaxy A42, because although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy A42 has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 14, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPhone 14, because it has a 52 percent greater battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a better camera than Apple iPhone 14, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos and lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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