Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A15 5G or Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
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Release date 2023, December 11 2020, September 02
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.99 in
Weight 200 g | 7.05 oz 193 g | 6.81 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Battery 5000 mAh, , non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.6" in
Screen area 103.7 cm2 105.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 84.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 396 PPI 266 PPI
Other specs - 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-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)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset - Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 388991
Antutu 10 CPU 137021
Antutu 10 GPU 6407
Antutu 10 Mem 88075
Antutu 10 UX 137021
Antutu 8 Total 332111
GeekBench 6 Single Core 726
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1847
GeekBench 5 Single Core 600
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1900

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
-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
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.46 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging

- Fast charging

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