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Samsung Galaxy M42 5G


Vivo V23 5G


Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Vivo V23 5G

Released in May 2021. Features 6.6 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,600 pixels and 266 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225 with up to 8 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2022. Features 6.44 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels and 409 ppi.

Octa-core processor MediaTek Dimensity 920 with up to 12 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 4,200 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Slightly larger screen (2%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Much better battery capacity (16%)
  • Lighter (6%)
  • Much thinner (16%)
  • Much better quality screen (35%)
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more memory
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (11%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (66%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G Vivo V23 5G
Specifications
Brand Samsung Vivo
Model - -
Release Date May 2021 January 2022
Operating System One UI (Android 11) Android 12
Dimensions
Size 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in
157.2 x 72.4 x 7.4 mm
6.19 x 2.85 x 0.29 in
Weight 190 g
6.70 oz
179 g
6.31 oz
Screen
Size 6.6 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,600 pixels 1,080 x 2,400 pixels
PPI 266 409
Features OLED OLED, 90Hz
Cameras
Rear Quad camera
48 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.4 Macro
5 MP f/2.4 Depth
Triple camera
64 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
2 MP f/2.4 Macro
Front 20 MP f/2.2 Wide Dual camera
50 MP f/2.0 Wide
8 MP f/2.3 Ultra Wide
Storage
Memory 6 GB
8 GB
8 GB
12 GB
Fixed 128 GB 128 GB
256 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225
Octa-core processor
8 nm
MediaTek Dimensity 920
Octa-core processor
6 nm
CPU 2x 2.20 GHz Kryo 570 Gold
6x 1.80 GHz Kryo 570 Silver
2x 2.50 GHz Cortex-A78
6x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G68 MC4
Battery
Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,200 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 44W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G True True
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True False
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G Vivo V23 5G

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Vivo V23 5G

6.6"
190 g
6.70 oz

6.44"
179 g
6.31 oz