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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-09-19 |
| 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 | Space Gray |
| -- | 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G710 MC10 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 | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.43 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a bit better than the Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate's global score of 83.2. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate has Android 12 version. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate, despite of the fact that it was released a bit more further than a year before.
The Galaxy A42 has a much more powerful processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate counts with a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a little bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and a greater screen pixel density.
The Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate counts with a bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light images, it also counts with a much better video definition and a back camera with a higher resolution.
Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 20 percent more battery size.
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