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| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.46 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Atlantic Blue, Graphite Gray and Polar White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 2080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 474 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665G SM6375 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy A42 is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, having a score of 87 against 77.1. These devices work with the same Android 11 operating system. The Galaxy A42 design is a little lighter but just a little bit thicker than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G has a way better screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a lot higher resolution of 2080 x 2400, a quite bigger screen and a much better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A42 counts with a bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G captures slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy A42 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G count with really similar batteries performance.
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