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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2023-12-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.45 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is better than Galaxy A15 5G's 77.4 score. These phones use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Galaxy A15 5G has Android 14. Samsung Galaxy A42's construction is just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy A15 5G, although it's just a bit thicker and was released 3 years before.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy A15 5G has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A42 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a less megapixels resolution camera in the back, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A42's one, they have the same internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has a battery lifetime that is very similar to the Galaxy A42 one.
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