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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-05-22 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 109.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is better than the Galaxy A6's 75.8 general score. Galaxy A42's body is notably newer than the Galaxy A6's, although it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A6 features a bit better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little worse 720 x 1480 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater number of pixels in each inch in the display.
Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A6, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1000 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy A42 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy A6, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A42 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A42 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way better (4K) video quality. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A6, because it has a 67 percent bigger battery size.
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