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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Pocophone F1's score of 85.5. Samsung Galaxy A42's construction is way newer and a bit thinner than Xiaomi Pocophone F1's, but it is a little heavier. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 744 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has superior battery life than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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