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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-08-23 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Aura black, Aura glow and Aura white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 950.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 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 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 has an overall score of 89, which is slightly better than Galaxy A42's score of 87. Samsung Galaxy Note10's body is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy A42, despite of the fact that it was released about 15 months before. Samsung Galaxy Note10 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better display pixel density and a much higher 1080 x 2280px resolution.
The Galaxy A42 has a better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note10, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy Note10 has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note10 also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note10, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in low light environments and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note10, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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