| Product |
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
|
Samsung Galaxy A12
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
15W wired |
15W 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) |
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| Weight |
193 g (6.81 oz) |
205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Radio |
FM radio |
FM radio, RDS, recording |
| 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Display |
| Resolution |
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) |
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super AMOLED |
PLS LCD |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer |
| |
- |
Virtual proximity sensing |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2020, September 02 |
2020, November 24 |
| Status |
Available. Released 2020, November 11 |
Available. Released 2020, December 21 |
| Main Camera |
| Features |
LED flash, panorama, HDR |
LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| 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) |
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Video |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps |
1080p@30fps |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal |
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 3GB 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, White, Blue, Red |
| Models |
SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N |
SM-A125F/DSN, SM-A125F/DS, SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125N, SM-A125W |
| SAR EU |
1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) |
0.67 W/kg (head) 1.38 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| 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 MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) |
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU |
Adreno 619 |
PowerVR GE8320 |
| OS |
Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 |
Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
HDR |
- |
| Single |
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
8 MP, f/2.2 |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@30fps |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
Yes |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tests |
| Battery (old) |
Endurance rating 144h |
Endurance rating 123h |
| Camera |
Photo / Video |
Photo / Video |
| Display |
570 nits max brightness (measured) |
1363:1 contrast ratio, 472 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
-30.1 LUFS (Below average) |
-30.4 LUFS (Below average) |
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
AnTuTu: 107189 (v8)GeekBench: 1034 (v5.1)GFXBench: 5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |