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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-07-27 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, with an 87 score against 74.3. The Samsung Galaxy A42 body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, but it's a bit heavier. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a much higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A42 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A42 features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes way better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a back camera with a much better resolution and a way better video resolution.
The Galaxy A42 has longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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