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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 15 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| -- | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Crafted Black, Navy, Pink, Silver Shadow and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| -- | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.57") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), getting a score of 87 against 74.8. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored) has Android 15 version. Galaxy A42 has a lot better performance than Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), although it has 8 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), although it has a quite smaller display. Galaxy A42 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), although it has a camera in the back with lesser megapixels resolution, they both have the same diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Fold 7 (Rumored), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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