Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

6.6

720x1600 pixels

48MP

2160p

4-8GB RAM

Snapdragon 750 5G

5000mAh

15W

Network

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced

September 2, 2020

Status

Available

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)

Build

N/A

SIM

Nano-SIM / Dual Nano-SIM

Colors

Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray

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)

Protection

N/A

Platform

OS

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)

GPU

Adreno 619

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC

Internal

128GB 4GB RAM, 28GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

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, f/2.4 (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4 (depth)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps

Front Camera

Single

20 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.78", 1.0µm

Features

HDR
Video: 1080p@30fps

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

3.5mm Jack

Yes

NFC

Yes

Radio

Yes

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