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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-04-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.82 x 5.25 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 11.18 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black and Ceramic |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2480 x 1860 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 388 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 80.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5020mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, getting an 87 score against 79.8. These devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has newer 11 version while Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold has Android 10. Even though Galaxy A42 and Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold were released only 5 months apart, the Galaxy A42 body is somewhat thicker but also notably lighter.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold features a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a greater display pixel density, a much better 1860 x 2480 resolution and a larger display. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, although it has a way lower 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture. The Galaxy A42 has more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold's battery duration is very similar to the battery life in Galaxy A42, although the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold also has a 5020mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
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