Product
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
₹10,641
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Google Pixel 5a 5G
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Battery
Charging 15W wired 18W wired, PD2.0
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 4680 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, aluminum back
Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm (6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
WLAN 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
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~415 ppi density)
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.34 inches, 97.0 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED OLED, HDR
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Launch
Announced 2020, September 02 2021, August 17
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available. Released 2021, August 26
Main Camera
Dual - 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 -
Misc
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Mostly Black
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N G1F8F, G4S1M
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 620
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 11, upgradable to Android 14
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 144h Endurance rating 122h
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 570 nits max brightness (measured) 861 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -30.1 LUFS (Below average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 291303 (v8)GeekBench: 1337 (v5.1)GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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