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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-07-01 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Deep Green, Light Blue and Orange Copper |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Exynos 850 (8 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 4000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G52 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M13, having an 87 score against 81.1. Both devices we compare here have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy M13 has Android 12 version. The Galaxy A42 design is older, just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy M13.
Samsung Galaxy M13 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy M13 also has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2408 and a way greater display pixels density. Galaxy M13 has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A42. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy A42 has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M13, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M13 and Galaxy A42 feature quite similar battery performance.
The Galaxy A42 has a superior camera than Galaxy M13, although it has a lower 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back, they both have a same size aperture.
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