Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A41 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A41

Samsung Galaxy A41

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G or Samsung Galaxy A41 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Samsung Galaxy A41
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2020, September 02 2020, March 18
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.99 in 149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.75 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Silver, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 300 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 6.1" inc
Screen area 105.2 cm2 89.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 85.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 266 PPI 431 PPI

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -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)
-48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 25 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2
External memory microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 332111 183119
GeekBench 6 Single Core 404
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1234
GeekBench 5 Single Core 600 338
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1900 1186

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.50 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging

- ANT+
- Fast charging 15W

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