Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12	Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · Oct 23, 2020	Released · Nov 06, 2020
6.1-inch	6.6-inch
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
2815 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.78 oz (164.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
OLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
87.24 %	84.26 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Yes	Adreno 619
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB (NVMe)	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2815 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 829	€ 340
In The Box
USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 979

Links

Full specifications
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