Samsung Galaxy A42

Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch

Announced

2020, September 02

Status

Available. Released 2020, November 11

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)

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM Nano-SIM

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)

Platform

OS

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)

CPU

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

GPU

Adreno 619

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

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

UFS 2.1

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 (macro)

Auxiliary lens

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps

Selfie camera

Single

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

Features

HDR

Video

1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

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

NFC

Yes

Radio

FM radio

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