Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced 2020, September 02 February 2021 September 2021
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available - February 2021 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price - - Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
158.9 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm
(6.26 x 2.9 x 0.33 in)
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.3 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 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 / 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 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
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.45 W/kg (head)
1.30 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 11 iOS 15
User Interface One UI 2.1 One UI 3.0 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Super Retina XDR OLED
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16 Colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.4 inches 5.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 84.65% 84.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Unspecified Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash No 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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 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]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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 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, 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 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
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 5000 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - - Up to 55 h (Music Play)