Product
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A05
Samsung Galaxy A05
Battery
Charging 15W wired 25W wired
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) 168.8 x 78.2 x 8.8 mm (6.65 x 3.08 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
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
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~262 ppi density)
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
Launch
Announced 2020, September 02 2023, September 25
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available. Released 2023, October 15
Main Camera
Dual - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.64µm, AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
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 1080p@30/60fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, Silver, Light Green
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N SM-A055F, SM-A055F/DS, SM-A055M, SM-A055M/DS
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     1.19 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 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe -
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Mediatek Helio G85 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 144h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 570 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -30.1 LUFS (Below average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -