Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G or Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
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Release date 2020, September 02 2023, January 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.99 in 167.7 x 78 x 9.1 mm | 6.6 x 6.6 x 3.07 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 202 g | 7.13 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, Light Green, Dark Red, Silver
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 360 EUR $ 129
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.6" in
Screen area 105.2 cm2 104.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 80.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2408 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 266 PPI 400 PPI
Other specs - 90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 50 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)
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 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 13 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - Exynos 1330 (5nm)
- Mediatek MT6833 Dimensity 700 (7 nm) - USA
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - India
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G68 MP2 - India Mali-G57 MC2 - USA
External memory microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 425551
Antutu 10 CPU 156082
Antutu 10 GPU 63121
Antutu 10 Mem 84343
Antutu 10 UX 156082
Antutu 9 Total 275874
Antutu 8 Total 332111
GeekBench 6 Single Core 693
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1866
GeekBench 5 Single Core 600 512
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1900 1666

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or 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 - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

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

- Fast charging 15W

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