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Sony Xperia Z3v vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Sony Xperia Z3v

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.

Sony Xperia Z3v 2014 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, screen 5.2", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 20 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 5.2" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 68.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 20.7 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) 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 330
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 38954
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 148.5 Х 73.4 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 193 g 170.6 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, White
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 360 EUR 370 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 840 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 120 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-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   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
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
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - PMA wireless charging -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -ANT+ - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - For Verizon Also known as Sony Xperia Z3v D6708

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 Xperia Z3v
  • Screen 5.2"
  • Main camera 20 MP
  • External memory microSD GB