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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | -- |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black Shadow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 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 | 11.11 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a little bit better than Galaxy A42, with a 91.1 score against 87. Both phones in this comparison review include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a more recent 14 version and Galaxy A42 has Android 11, so it counts with a couple additional features and some performance improvements. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a heavier but a lot thinner device than Galaxy A42.
Galaxy A42 features a very superior processing unit than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a lot better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a bigger display, a lot higher 1968 x 2184 pixels resolution and a higher pixels amount per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, because it has a 14% larger battery capacity.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition and Samsung Galaxy A42 feature very similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture.
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