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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.32 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Lake Green, Onyx Gray and Pebble White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, having a score of 87 against 78.3. Both of these devices work with the same Android 11 OS. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison review, it must be told that it's also a little bit heavier and just a little thicker. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 counts with a way better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels number per screen inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10's CPU is very similar to the Galaxy A42 one, they have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. Galaxy A42 captures much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. Both of them have a 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a same size aperture. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 and Samsung Galaxy A42 have really similar batteries.
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