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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-03-22 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | -- |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Aqua Blue and Forest Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225 (8 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM 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 the Galaxy F23, having an 87 score against 84.6. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Galaxy F23 has Android 12. Samsung Galaxy F23 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size screen, the Samsung Galaxy F23 also has a way higher amount of pixels per inch of display and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2408px.
The Samsung Galaxy F23's CPU is very similar to the CPU in Galaxy A42, they have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a better camera than Galaxy F23, although it has a lesser mega-pixels back-facing camera, they both have the same camera aperture. The Galaxy A42 has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy F23, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 and Galaxy F23 have similar battery performance.
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