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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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 has a general score of 87, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS's 84.2 general score. The Galaxy A42 body is notably newer, but somewhat thicker and a bit heavier than Apple iPhone XS. The iPhone XS has a faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a way higher 1125 x 2436px resolution. Galaxy A42 captures just a bit better videos and photos than iPhone XS, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality and a same size aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a lot more megapixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has an 88% larger battery size.
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