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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-24 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 8.91 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Galaxy A42 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy On Nxt, having an 87 score against 73.5. The Galaxy A42 works with Android 11 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy On Nxt comes with Android operating system. Although the Galaxy A42 is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy On Nxt, it's somewhat heavier and a bit thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy On Nxt, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy On Nxt counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920px resolution and a much better pixel quantity per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games than Galaxy On Nxt, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy On Nxt, because it has a 52 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A42 takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy On Nxt, because it has a camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution, a bigger aperture to take better low light images and a lot higher video definition.
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