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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 92.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 16.x |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-10-07 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight, Purple and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 899.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple 15 Bionic 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 | 4325mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 14 Plus is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A42, with a general score of 92.2 against 87. Apple iPhone 14 Plus has iOS 16.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 OS. The Apple iPhone 14 Plus design is newer and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A42's, but it's also a bit heavier.
The iPhone 14 Plus counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bit CPU. IPhone 14 Plus has a way better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a quite bigger display, a much better 1284 x 2778 pixels resolution and a much better display pixels density.
Galaxy A42 takes much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 14 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs and videos in low light situations and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 14 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 features a little longer battery performance than iPhone 14 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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