Apple iPhone 16 vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5g

Should you buy Apple iPhone 16GB or Samsung Galaxy M42 5G? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis... of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 16GBSamsung Galaxy M42 5G
Price36990.020909.0
Operating SystemiOSAndroid v11
Display3.5 inches (8.89 cm)6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
Battery1400 mAh5000 mAh
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Key Specs

Battery

1400 mAh 5000 mAh

Display

3.5 inches (8.89 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Front Camera

- 20 MP

Processor

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

RAM

- 6 GB

Rear Camera

2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP

Battery

Capacity

1400 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 15W

Removable

- No

Standby time

Up to 250 Hours(2G) -

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(2G) Up to 36 Hours(4G)

Talktime

Up to 8 Hours(2G) -

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

- Yes

Camera

Camera Features

Digital Zoom -

Camera Setup

Single -

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels -

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, White Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray

Height

115 mm 164.4 mm

Thickness

11.60 mm 8.6 mm

Weight

135 grams 193 grams Below

Width

61 mm 75.9 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 20:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with notch

Display Type

TFT Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

165 ppi 266 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 60 Hz

Resolution

- 720x1600 px (HD+)

Screen Resolution

320 x 480 pixels -

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Screen To Body Ratio Calculated

52 % -

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 84.28 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- No

Resolution

- 20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

- May 1, 2021

Model

iPhone 16GB -

Network

5G: Not Supported in India,
2G: Available
-

Operating System

iOS Android v11

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Quad

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 8000 x 6000 Pixels

OIS

- No

Resolution

- 48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

Sensor

- S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

No -

Fm Radio

No -

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

- Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

- Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 0.97 W/kg, Body: 0.69 W/kg -

SIM 1

2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

- Yes

Wi-Fi

- Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g) -

Performance

Architecture

- 64 bit

CPU

- Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570)

Chipset

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Fabrication

- 8 nm

Graphics

PowerVR MBX Adreno 619

Processor

412 MHz, ARM 11 -

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

- Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Optical

Other Sensors

- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Smart TV Features

Camera

2 MP -

Special Features

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer -

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

16 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 2.1

User Available Storage

- Up to 103 GB

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