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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A50's 83.8 general score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A42 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A50, it's heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better pixel quantity per screen inch and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A42 features a little bit better memory for games and applications than Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy A50 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A42. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A42 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better video definition and a much more MP back-facing camera. Galaxy A42 counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy A50, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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