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Brand
apple
samsung
Model
iPhone 15 Plus
Galaxy A42
Released
2023
2021
Operating System
iOS 17
Android 11
CPU
Apple A16 Bionic APL1010 / APL1W10 (T8120)
3460 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225-2-AB
2210 MHz
RAM
LPDDR5 SDRAM
3200 MHz
6 GB
LPDDR4x SDRAM
2133 MHz
4 GB
Graphical Controller
Apple A16MP5
Qualcomm Adreno 619
Memory
256
128
Display Diagonal
6.7
6.6
Resolution
1290x2796
1080x2340
Display Type
AM-OLED
AM-OLED
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Main Camera
8000x6000 px
48.0 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
8000x6000 px
48.0 MP
1.0 x optical zoom
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
-
-
Flash
Yes
Yes
Front Camera
12.2 MP
4032x3024 px
19.7 MP
5120x3840 px
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
-
-
Battery
Lithium-ion
3.87 V
4383 mAh
Lithium-ion
-
5000 mAh
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Protection from solid materials
6 Totally protected from dust
Yes
Protection from liquids
8 Persistently protected against immersion beyond 1 meter of depth
Yes
Depth
7.8 mm
8.6 mm
Mass
201 g
193 g
SIM Card Slot
e-SIM (embedded), Nano-SIM (4FF)
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Corning Ceramic Shield
Yes
Number of Display Scales
1073.7
16.8
Display Width
2.8 Inch
2.77 Inch
Display Height
6.07 Inch
5.99 Inch
Additional sensors
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, Step counter, IR face sensor, LiDAR
In-screen fingerprint sensor, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor
Compass
Yes
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
A/V Out
DisplayPort (Unspecified)
No
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Yes