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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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 a bit better than Galaxy A80, having a score of 87 against 84.9. Galaxy A42 is a newer phone, and it is also a bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A80. Galaxy A80 features a sharper display than Galaxy A42, because it has a quite larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy A42 features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A80, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A80 has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A80 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A42 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A80, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A42 also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features greater battery performance than Galaxy A80, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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