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vivo X9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , vivo X9 Plus

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 X9 Plus 2016 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.88", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 20 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 5.88" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 95.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 74.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 375 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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, PDAF, f/2.0
Functions HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 20 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'' 8 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); Funtouch 3
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 510
External memory microSDXC No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 105322
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1430
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4466
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4483
GeekBench 5 Single Core 291
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1123
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2016, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 162 Х 79 Х 7.5 mm
Weight 193 g 199 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 360 EUR 580 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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fast battery 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 X9 Plus
  • Screen 5.88"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP