Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is better than the Samsung Galaxy M20, with an 87 score against 78.9. The Galaxy A42 design is newer and just a little thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both devices we compare here use Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version while Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM. Galaxy M20 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way higher quantity of pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 features a way better camera than Galaxy M20, because it has a much higher video definition, a larger aperture and a back facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy A42 and Samsung Galaxy M20 count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
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