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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is just a bit better than the Galaxy M12, getting a global score of 87 against 80. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10. Although Samsung Galaxy A42 and the Galaxy M12 were only released 4 months apart, Samsung Galaxy A42 is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner.
Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy A42 counts with a display that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy M12 one, because although the Galaxy A42 has a quite inferior amount of pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same 720 x 1600 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Galaxy A42 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have a 48 megapixels resolution camera, the Galaxy A42 also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and video. Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy M12, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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