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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 11.33 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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
Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A41's score of 81.7. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, we must tell that it's also much heavier and a little thicker. Both of these devices use the same Android 11 operating system. The Galaxy A41 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better number of pixels per inch of display and a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Galaxy A42 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A41. Both have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A41 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A42, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos, they both have the same (4K) video definition, a same resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
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