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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-05-20 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's global score of 80.8. These devices include the same Android 11 OS. The Galaxy A42 construction is a bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and they were released only a couple months apart.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a lot higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G and Galaxy A42 count with quite similar CPUs, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's battery performance is very similar to the battery duration in Galaxy A42. Galaxy A42 has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have a same size aperture and a same resolution back camera, the Galaxy A42 also has a much higher (4K) video quality.
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