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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Fusion black, Fusion blue and Fusion green |
| 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 |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy F41's general score of 85.2. Although the Galaxy A42 and the Samsung Galaxy F41 were released only 1 months apart, Galaxy A42's construction is a little bit thinner but just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones include the same Android 11 OS (Operating System).
The Galaxy F41 features a better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy F41 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy F41 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A42 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy F41, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy F41 features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 20 percent more battery capacity.
Galaxy F41 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy F41 also has a back facing camera with much more MP.
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