Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · Aug 29, 2018
Released · Nov 06, 2020
6.2-inch · 2246x1080px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera
Quad camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2018 Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$415 €340

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches
155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 82.34% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 403 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Kryo 570
6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 619
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
20 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
Armoured Edition
Dimensions 6.13 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches
155.7 x 75.5 x 8.9 mm
Weight 6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials Back: Kevla
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