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Oppo N3 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Oppo N3

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.

Oppo N3 2014 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 5.5" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 66.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 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) 16 MP, 1/2.3'', 1.34µm, AF
Functions HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 16 MP, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat); ColorOS 2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 330
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 36114
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 161.2 Х 77 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 193 g 192 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray White
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 550 EUR
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - O-Click 2.0 bluetooth remote control -Fast battery charging: 75% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge)

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 N3
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • External memory microSD GB