Samsung Galaxy F42 vs vivo Y21s

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy F42 vs vivo Y21s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy F42 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while vivo Y21s runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy F42 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy F42 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while vivo Y21s offers 6.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy F42 the larger display of the two. vivo Y21s features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy F42's TFT, making vivo Y21s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy F42 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while vivo Y21s offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy F42 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy F42 and vivo Y21s feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy F42 and vivo Y21s offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy F42 and vivo Y21s offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Samsung Galaxy F42

₹19,999

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vivo Y21s

₹14,490

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

76%

73%

Release Date

02 Oct, 2021

27 Jan, 2022

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 700	MediaTek Helio G80
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD
1080x2408 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5

(10,932 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

332,186

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 02, 2021

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v11

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 700

MediaTek Helio G80

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

332,186

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi

270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.33 %

81.84 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

167.2 mm

164 mm

Width

76.4 mm

76 mm

Thickness

9 mm

8 mm

Weight

203 grams

182 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

QWXGA 2K @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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