Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
$ 324.64
Announced: 2020, September 02
Status: Available. Released 2020, November 11
Display size
6.6"
Display resolution
720x1600 pixels
Camera pixels
48MP
Video pixels
2160p
RAM size
4-8GB RAM
Chipset
Snapdragon 750 5G
Battery size
5000mAh
Battery type
15W
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Android smartphone. Announced Sep 2020. Features 6.6″ display, Snapdragon 750 5G chipset, 5000 mAh battery, 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM.
Detailed Technical Specifications
Network
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 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 |
| — | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| — | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U |
| 5G bands | 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 |
| — | 2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
Launch
| Announced | 2020, September 02 |
| Status | Available. Released 2020, November 11 |
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-SIM· Nano-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 |
Main Camera
| Quad | 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.94", 0.8µm 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps |
Selfie camera
| Single | 20 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.78", 1.0µm |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
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 |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
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 |
| Models | SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N |
| SAR EU | 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) |
| Price | $ 324.64 |
Our 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 |