Product
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
₹10,641
Google Pixel 3a
Google Pixel 3a
₹12,028
Battery
Charging 15W wired 18W wired, PD2.0
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build - Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Radio FM radio No
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
Protection - Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Launch
Announced 2020, September 02 2019, May 07
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available. Released 2019, May 15
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, 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) -
Single - 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Models SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N G020A, G020E, G020B, G020G, G020H
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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71
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 (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  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 SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 615
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 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 -
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) -
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