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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 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 | 6 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 + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.65 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone 8's 83 general score. Both phones in this comparison review work with the same Android 11 OS. Although Galaxy A42 and Asus ZenFone 8 were released with only 6 months difference, the Galaxy A42 body is a little thinner but also somewhat heavier.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a way higher number of pixels per display inch. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cores, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a better camera than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a much higher 7680x4320 video quality and a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus ZenFone 8, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features improved battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
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