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ZTE nubia X vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , ZTE nubia X

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.

ZTE nubia X 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.26", with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.26" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 86.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 16 MP, Dual
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, f/1.8, PDAF -24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Functions HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Uses main cameras
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Nubia UI 6
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 630
External memory microSDXC No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 154.1 Х 73.3 Х 8.4 mm
Weight 193 g 181 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Blue Gold, Sea Blue, Black Gold, Deep Gray, Starry Night (512 GB only)
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 450 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 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 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 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Secondary display (on the back): OLED, 5.1 inches, 720 x 1520 pixels, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Dual fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 4.0)

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 nubia X
  • Screen 6.26"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP