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vivo iQOO 5 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , vivo iQOO 5 5G

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.

vivo iQOO 5 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.56", with resolution 1080x2376. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.56" inc
Screen area 105.2 cm2 104.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 86.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2376 px
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 50 MP, Triple
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) -50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.31'', 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF -13 MP, f/2.5, 50mm (portrait), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom -13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 10, IQOO UI 1.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 - Adreno 650
External memory microSDXC No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2020, August 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 160 Х 75.6 Х 8.3 mm
Weight 193 g 197 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Blue, Gray
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 0 mAh,
Approximate price 360 EUR 490 EUR
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 -5G - 1, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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 - HDR10+ -120Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 55W, 100% in 50 min -Reverse charging

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 iQOO 5 5G
  • Screen 6.56"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB