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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), having an 87 score against 72.8. Even though Galaxy A42 is much newer than the Galaxy A8 (2016), it is just a bit heavier and thicker. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater pixel number in each display inch. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger camera aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with a lot higher resolution. Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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