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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-07-05 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 8.43 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| -- | 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 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 8.36 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| 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 general score of 87, which is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 6's 79.1 score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 6 has Android 12. The Galaxy A42 is an older phone than the Asus ROG Phone 6, but it's lighter and thinner anyway.
Asus ROG Phone 6 has a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a better display density, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a bit larger screen. The Galaxy A42 has a much powerful processor than Asus ROG Phone 6, although it has 12 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Asus ROG Phone 6, although it has a back camera with a worse 48 megapixels resolution. Asus ROG Phone 6 has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Asus ROG Phone 6 features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A42, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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