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| Global Score | |
| 89.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 279.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 Lite is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A42, with an 89.7 score against 87. Galaxy S10 Lite is an older cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A42, but Samsung managed to make it a little bit lighter and a little thinner anyway. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has a bit better processor than Galaxy A42, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy S10 Lite has a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because it has a little bit larger display, a higher pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has a bit better camera than Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have a 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Galaxy A42 has as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Galaxy S10 Lite one, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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