Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Apple iPhone 13

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 69,900 Rs. 69,900

Manufacturer
Samsung	Apple
Announced
2020, September 02	September 2021
Status
Available. Released 2020, November 11	Coming Soon - September 2021
Price
-	Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray	Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)	146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.3 in)
Weight
193 g (6.81 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	LTE
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6	Sub6/mmWave
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

OS
Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1	iOS 15
User Interface
One UI 2.1	-
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]	Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Adreno 619 [Similar]	Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	512 GB
External Memory
microSDXC	No

Type
HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super Retina XDR OLED HDR10 Dolby Vision 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass Oleophobic Coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors
16M Colour	16 Colors
Size
6.6 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)	1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.18%	87.25%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR	12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide) HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
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, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1	512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage
microSDXC	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W	Li-Ion, non-removable Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity
5000 mAh	-
Stand by
-	Up to 19 h (multimedia)
Talk Time
-	Up to 75 h (Music Play)