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Samsung a42 vs Iphone 8 comparison

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Apple iPhone 8
Network
Technology GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G GSM/HSPA/LTE
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) GSM 850/900/1800/1900

3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/700 (AWS) 1900/2100
4G bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,34,38,39,40,41,66
5G bands 1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed 5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2 / 5.76 Mbps), LTE-A (3CA Cat12 600 / 150 Mbps), EV-DO (Rev.A 3.1 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date February 05, 2021 September 22, 2017
Status Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight 193g 148g
Build N/A Gorilla Glass (Front and Back), Aluminum Frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Nano SIM
Display
Display Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD
Size 6.6 Inch 4.7 Inch
Resolution (720x1600) Pixels (750x1334) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 iOS 11, Upto iOS 15.4.1
CPU Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Hexa-Core (2x Monsoon+4x Mistral)
GPU Adreno 619 (Three-Core Graphics) Apple GPU
Memory
Card slot MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Main Camera
Features Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Quad-LED (Dual-Tone Flash), HDR
Video 4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (24/30/60fps)
1080p HD Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p HD Video Recording (30fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, and Hotspot
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0, Wireless Technology
GPS A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS Yes, With (QZSS, A-GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO)
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO FM Radio N/A
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, (USB 2.0)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Touch ID fingerprint sensor / Barometer / Three-axis gyro / Accelerometer / Proximity sensor / Ambient light sensor
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 1821 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging Fast Charging 15W Fast-Charging (15W, 50% in 30 min
Misc
Colors Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Red
Model SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 A1905 / A1906 / A1863
Price 57,999 76,999
Brand Samsung IPhone
Model Samsung A42 IPhone 8
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) GSM 850/900/1800/1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,34,38,39,40,41,66
5G bands
1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed
5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) EV-DO (Rev.A 3.1 Mbps), LTE-A(3CA)Cat12 (600/150 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date
February 05, 2021 September 22, 2017
Status
Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight
193g 202g
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Nano-SIM
Display
Display
Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD
Size
6.6 Inch 5.5 Inch
Resolution
(720x1600) Pixels (1080x1920) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 iOS 13
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 (Snapdragon 750) 8nm Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Hexa-Core (4x Mistral / 2x Monsoon)
GPU
Adreno 619 Three-Core Graphics Apple GPU
Memory
Card slot
MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Internal
128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM
128GB 3GB RAM
256GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Portrait, LED True Tone Flash, Panorama, Auto HDR, Burst Mode, Photo Geo-Tagging, Optical Zoom In (2x), and Digital Zoom (10x)
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (24/30/60fps)
1080p HD Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p HD Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Slow‑Motion Video Recording (120/240fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
20MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 7MP (F/2.2 Aperture)
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (24/30/60fps)
1080p HD Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p HD Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Slow‑Motion Video Recording (120/240fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes Stereo Speakers Available
3.5mm jack
Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS Available with QZSS, GALILEO, GLONASS, and A-GPS
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio N/A
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 USB 2.0, Lightning
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor / Barometer / Three-Axis Gyro / Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor / Ambient Light Sensor / Compass
Battery
Type
Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 2691 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 15W 15W Fast Charging
50% In 30 Min
2.0 USB Power
Wireless Qi Charging
Misc
Colors
Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Red, Silver, Space Gray, and Gold
Model
SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 A2784 (Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan), A2783 (other countries and regions), A2785 (China), A2782 (Japan), A2595 (United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia)
Price
57999 123299
Brand
Samsung IPhone
Model
Samsung A42 IPhone 8

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