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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than Apple iPhone XR, getting a general score of 87 against 82. Galaxy A42's design is noticeably newer and a little lighter than the Apple iPhone XR's, but it's just a little bit thicker. IPhone XR counts with a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A42, because although it has 2 less CPU cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XR has a sharper screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 828 x 1792 resolution and a bit higher pixels quantity per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots clearer photographs and videos than iPhone XR, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have a same size camera aperture and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone XR, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 features a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 70 percent larger battery size.
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