Samsung Galaxy A42 5G |
Apple iPhone 8 |
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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G |
Apple iPhone 8 |
| Samsung Galaxy A42 5G | Apple iPhone 8 |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Release Date | |
| Nov, 2020 | Sep, 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available | Discontinued |
| Body & Operating System | |
| Operating system | |
| Android 10 | IOS 11 up to 14.7 |
| UI | |
| One UI 2.5 | NA |
| Dimensions | |
| 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) | 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 193 g | 148 g |
| Body | |
| NA | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
| Color Options | |
| Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray | Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red |
| Display Specifications | |
| Technology | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Retina IPS LCD |
| Size | |
| 6.6 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
4.7 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
| Resolution | |
| Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density) | High Definition (HD) - 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) |
| Protection | |
| NA | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating |
| Features | |
| NA | 625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button |
| Battery & Charging | |
| Capacity | |
| Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
Non-removable Li-Ion, 1821 mAh (6.96 Wh) More devices with similar battery. > |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging 15W | Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging |
| Processing Power | |
| CPU | |
| Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) | Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) |
| Chipset | |
| Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) | Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 619 | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) |
| Memory & Storage | |
| Ram | |
| 4-8GB RAM | 2GB RAM |
| Storage Memory | |
| 128GB Built-in | 64/128/256GB Built-in |
| Memory Card | |
| microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
| Cameras | |
| Rear/Back | |
| Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS |
| Features | |
|
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@4 0fps Show more |
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR |
| Front | |
| 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
7 MP, f/2.2 Face detection, HDR, panorama Video 1080p@30fps |
| Features | |
| NA | NA |
| Network | |
| SIM | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Data | |
| GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G Bands | |
|
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only) |
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: no |
| 3G Bands | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Bands | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... | LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... |
| 5G Bands | |
|
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
NO |
| Connectivity | |
| WLAN (WIFI) | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| USB | |
| 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| NFC | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Additional Features | |
| Sensors | |
| Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation |
| Extra | |
| NA | NA |
| Pricing | |
| Price | |
| US$ 432 | USD $895 |
| Resale Value | |
| Very High | Extreme |
| Comparison Result | |
| Score | |
| 10 Point(s) | 5 Point(s) |
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