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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.42 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 524 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.30 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than Xiaomi 13 Pro, getting a overall score of 87 against 72.9. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi 13 Pro has Android 13. Galaxy A42's body is somewhat lighter but a little bit thicker than Xiaomi 13 Pro.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 13 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 13 Pro counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a much better resolution of 1440 x 3200, much more pixels per inch of display and a quite bigger display.
Galaxy A42 takes much better photos and videos than Xiaomi 13 Pro, although it has a lesser MP resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi 13 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi 13 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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