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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Green | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2408 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M33's score of 86.3. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy M33 has Android 12. The Galaxy A42 is a just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy M33.
Samsung Galaxy M33 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy M33 also has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2408 and a much greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M33 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M33 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M33, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better camera than Galaxy M33, although it has a back facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture.
Galaxy M33 and Galaxy A42 have very similar battery durations.
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