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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 3.84 |
| 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 Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is a bit better than the iPhone 7's general score of 81.6. Although the Galaxy A42 is noticeably newer than the iPhone 7, it's somewhat thicker and way heavier. The Apple iPhone 7 has a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit lower 750 x 1334 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A42 has a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 7, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB. IPhone 7's CPU is just as good as Galaxy A42's processing unit, although the iPhone 7 has a smaller amount of RAM and less cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a better camera than iPhone 7, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a lot higher resolution camera in the back. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better battery life than iPhone 7, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 1960mAh.
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