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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 9.x |
| 2020-11-06 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a bit better than iPhone 6s Plus's global score of 84.2. Samsung Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 6s Plus counts with iOS 9.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A42 design is noticeably newer, but a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than iPhone 6s Plus.
IPhone 6s Plus features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much better pixels quantity per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a larger camera aperture and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a superior battery life than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2750mAh.
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