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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 11.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a little bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5's 84.7 general score. Even when Galaxy A42 and the Asus ROG Phone 5 were released only a few months apart, Galaxy A42 is thinner and lighter. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a way better display than Galaxy A42, because it has a way better 1080 x 2448 resolution, a quite larger screen and a greater pixel quantity per inch of screen. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much higher video definition and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Asus ROG Phone 5, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Asus ROG Phone 5 features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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