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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.08 |
| 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 (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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 little bit better than Apple iPhone 8's 85 general score. The Galaxy A42 is a notably newer phone than the Apple iPhone 8, although it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. The Apple iPhone 8 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 8 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a slightly better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition and the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with much more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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