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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| -- | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 3088 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 501 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 14.74 | 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 Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is a bit better than the Galaxy A42, with a general score of 90.7 against 87. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S25 Ultra has newer 14 version while Galaxy A42 has Android 11, so it gives you some nice extra features and performance improvements. The Galaxy S25 Ultra design is way lighter and noticeably thinner than Galaxy A42.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a lot better 1440 x 3088 pixels resolution, a little bit larger screen and a lot better pixel quantity per display inch. The Galaxy A42 has a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 counts with a lot better processing power than Galaxy S25 Ultra, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A42 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra count with very similar battery performance. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a lot better video definition, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography.
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