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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-04-03 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.73 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| $ 1915.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 4500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 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 | |
| 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is better than the vivo X Fold 3 Pro, having a score of 87 against 77.8. Galaxy A42 is a notably older and a lot thicker cellphone than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, but Samsung made it somewhat lighter anyway. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version while vivo X Fold 3 Pro has Android 14.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro features a lot better display than Galaxy A42, because it has a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480px, a larger screen and much more pixels per inch of screen. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro has a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A42 features a really superior hardware performance than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a bigger aperture, a more mega pixels back facing camera and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
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