Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G on 2 Sep 2020. Its price in India is ₹ 32,800, or $390 in the US.
It has a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display, the Adreno 619 chipset, 6GB RAM and a 5000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G supports GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- LTE (unspecified)
- SA/NSA
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 2.0
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Design
The phone measures 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) and weighs 190 g (6.70 oz). SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Colours: Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray. Sensors: Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density). Panel type: Super AMOLED.
It runs Android 10, One UI 2.5. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - unconfirmed with an octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB
UFS 2.1 storage.
Camera
The main camera has 4 lenses:
- 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
- 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
- 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera features: LED flash, panorama, HDR, Digital Zoom up to 10x, Slow Motion.
Selfie camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide).
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has a Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable battery with Fast charging 15W charging. Loudspeaker: Yes.
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