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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Vivo |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2024-04-03 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.73 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black and White |
| -- | $ 1915.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| -- | 4500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 10.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.87 |
| 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 | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 A42 has an overall score of 87, which is better than the vivo X Fold 3 Pro's overall score of 77.8. Galaxy A42's construction is somewhat lighter than the vivo X Fold 3 Pro, but it's noticeably thicker and was released many years before. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and vivo X Fold 3 Pro has Android 14.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much better performing CPU than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it has 12 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a lot more pixels per inch of display, a bigger screen and a lot higher 2200 x 2480 resolution.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro has a superior camera than Galaxy A42, because it has a more megapixels camera, a lot higher video quality and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations. The vivo X Fold 3 Pro features more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A42, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory capacity.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has 5700mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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