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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | -- |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.38 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Blue, Graphite, Gray, Mint and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Exynos 2400e (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Xclipse 940 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| 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 + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4700mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is better than the Galaxy S24 FE's 76 general score. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version while Galaxy S24 FE has Android 14 version. The Galaxy A42 body is just a little bit lighter but a little thicker than the Galaxy S24 FE.
The Galaxy A42 features a much better performing CPU than Galaxy S24 FE, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has more pixels per inch in the display, a bit bigger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Galaxy A42 shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, although it has a worse 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera, they both have a F1.8 aperture. Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S24 FE, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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