Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs vivo X20 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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vivo X20 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G or vivo X20 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vivo X20 Plus
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Release date 2020, September 02 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.99 in 165.3 x 80.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.15 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 181.5 g | 6.4 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Matte Black, Gold, Rose gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.43" in
Screen area 105.2 cm2 106.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 80.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 266 PPI 376 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 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, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, AF
-5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 92
DxOMark Video 87
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 12 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Funtouch 3.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 512
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 332111
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 600
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1900
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4188
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11601

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) - X20A Plus
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 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 Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging

- Fast battery charging 5V/4.5A

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