Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 A42 has a score of 87, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Galaxy A42 construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's, although it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a larger number of cores. Galaxy S7 edge counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way greater number of pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a much better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy A42 has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A42 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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