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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.91 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), with a score of 87 against 72.8. Galaxy A42 is a notably newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), but it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy A7 (2016) has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Galaxy A42 counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 112 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy A42 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A42 also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a larger aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way higher 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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