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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max , Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 6.7", with resolution 1284x2778. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), screen 6.6", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 6.6" inc
Screen area 109.8 cm2 105.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 84.3%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) -12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) -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, (depth)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 130
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Adreno 619
External memory No microSDXC
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 638841
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2020, September 02
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 Х 78.1 Х 7.4 mm 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm
Weight 228 g 193 g
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 1220 EUR 360 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 80 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -800 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak)
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong) - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy A42 5G
  • Screen 6.6"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC GB
  • RAM 8 GB