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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-02-25 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | -- |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Awesome Black, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet and Awesome White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 MT6769T 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than Galaxy A32 LTE Only, getting a general score of 87 against 82. Both of these phones include the same Android 11 OS (operating system). The Galaxy A42 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only features a lot better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a way higher screen pixel density. Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A32 LTE Only's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy A42. Galaxy A42 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A32 LTE Only, because although it has a lot worse 48 megapixels resolution camera, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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