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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30s's overall score of 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body is newer and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy M30s's, but it is a bit heavier. These phones work with the same Android 11 operating system, so both should offer all the same operating system features.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a much higher display pixels density. Galaxy M30s has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A42. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s captures a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, although it has a smaller aperture, they both have a same resolution back camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate. The Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M30s, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features greater battery life than Galaxy A42, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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