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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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  Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Launch

Announced 2020, September 02
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe

Body

Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)

Platform

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Adreno 619

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.1

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm Jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired

Misc

Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N
Price $ 146.22 / € 193.84 / £ 160.00

Main Camera

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Selfie camera

Single 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 324686 (v8) GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 570 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 144h