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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a overall score of 87 against 75.8. Even though the Galaxy A42 is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), it is just a little heavier and a little bit thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a higher pixels density. The Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A42 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39% more battery size.
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