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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 | 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2's global score of 82.3. The Galaxy A42 construction is newer, a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than Xiaomi Black Shark 2. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Galaxy A42 has 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10, so it provides you some additional features and a performance increase.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way greater quantity of pixels per inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42. Both have a same size camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back-facing camera with a 48 MP and the same video frame rate.
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