Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2024-09-26 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.32 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Lemon Green, Titan Black, Titan Blue and Titan Gray |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 4000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8300 Ultra (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali G615-MC6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | -- |
| 11.11 | 12.1 |
| 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 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 14T, getting an 87 score against 83.7. Both phones in our current comparison include Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Xiaomi 14T has Android 14. Galaxy A42 is a a bit thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi 14T, but they have the same weight.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a very superior processing unit than Xiaomi 14T, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi 14T features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a bit bigger display, a lot higher screen density and a much higher resolution of 1220 x 2712.
The Galaxy A42 has more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 14T, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. The Xiaomi 14T captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi 14T also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a back camera with a higher resolution and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi 14T's battery performance is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A42 one.
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