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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | -- |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Blue, Brown and 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 | 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 | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than Galaxy M33, having a global score of 87 against 86.3. Galaxy A42 is a a little bit thinner and a little lighter phone than the Galaxy M33. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has 11 version and Galaxy M33 has Android 12. The Galaxy M33 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M33 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy M33 features a brighter display than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy M33 also has a much higher pixel quantity per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2408px. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M33, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy M33 and Galaxy A42 both count with very similar battery performance. Galaxy A42 features a superior camera than Galaxy M33, although it has a less mega pixels resolution camera, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
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