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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver and Prism white | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 408.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 |
| 6 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S10e, with an 87 score against 86.3. Even though the Galaxy A42 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy S10e, it's a little thicker and noticeably heavier. Samsung Galaxy S10e counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a much better pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy S10e has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S10e also has more RAM. Galaxy A42 features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S10e, because although it has worse video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back camera with a much higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S10e, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1000 GB. Galaxy A42 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy S10e, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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