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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than Galaxy S5 Sport's general score of 77.8. The Galaxy A42 design is much newer and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S5 Sport's, although it's heavier. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A42, because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a lot better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A42 has a better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A42 also has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution and a larger aperture. The Galaxy A42 features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 79 percent more battery capacity.
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