Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-07-02 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Mint, Violet and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 MT6769T (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Galaxy A42 is much better than the Galaxy A22, getting a overall score of 87 against 76.1. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Galaxy A22 has Android 12 version. Even being the best we are comparing here, it must be noted that it's also just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier.
The Galaxy A42 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A22. They have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy A22 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 720 x 1600 resolution, the Galaxy A22 also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A22, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A22.
Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy A22, and although they both have a 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a much better (4K) video quality.
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