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Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

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.

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 5" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 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) 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 320
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 33400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 698
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1776
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 136.6 Х 69.8 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 193 g 130 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 360 EUR 330 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 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 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture, Infrared port - Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition I9515 Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T Samsung I9505G Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

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 I9505 Galaxy S4
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB