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Google Pixel 3 XL vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Google Pixel 3 XL

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.

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.3" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 100.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 82.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -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) 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 630
External memory microSDXC No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 275382
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 193 g 184 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 960 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network 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 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

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
Reasons to buy Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB