Samsung · Smartphone · 2020
Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G . Display diagonal: 16.8 cm (6.6"), Display resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels. Processor frequency: 2.2 GHz. RAM capacity: 4 GB, Internal storage capacity: 128 GB. Rear camera resolution (numeric): 48 MP, Rear camera type: Quad camera. SIM card capability: Dual SIM. Operating system installed: Android 10. Battery capacity: 5000 mAh. Product colour: Black. Weight: 193 g
- Display
- 16.8 cm (6.6")
- Battery
- 5000 mAh
- Storage
- 128 GB
Camera
- Flash type
- LED
- Digital zoom
- 10x
- Optical zoom
- 3x
- Image stabilizer
- Yes
- Rear camera type
- Quad camera
- Front camera type
- Single camera
- Maximum frame rate
- 480 fps
- Video recording modes
- 720p, 1080p, 2160p
- Rear camera aperture number
- 1.8
- Resolution at capture speed
- 1280x720@240fps, 3840x2160@30fps
- Front camera aperture number
- 2.2
- Video capture resolution (max)
- 3840 x 2160 pixels
- Rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 48 MP
- Front camera resolution (numeric)
- 20 MP
- Third rear camera aperture number
- 2.4
- Fourth rear camera aperture number
- 2.4
- Second rear camera aperture number
- 2.2
- Third rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 5 MP
- Fourth rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 5 MP
- Second rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 8 MP
Design
- Form factor
- Bar
Battery
- Battery voltage
- 3.86 V
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Removable battery
- No
- Talk time (4G) (max)
- 36 h
- Browsing time (4G) (max)
- 21 h
- Browsing time (Wi-Fi) (max)
- 22 h
- Continuous audio playback time
- 130 h
- Continuous video playback time (max)
- 34 h
Display
- Panel type
- OLED
- Screen shape
- Flat
- Pixel density
- 265 ppi
- Display diagonal
- 16.8 cm (6.6")
- Touchscreen type
- Capacitive
- Display brightness
- 420 cd/m²
- Display resolution
- 720 x 1600 pixels
- Maximum refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Gorilla Glass version
- Gorilla Glass 3
- Display number of colours
- 16 million colours
- Display technology marketing name
- Super AMOLED
Network
- 4G standard
- LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
- 3G standards
- UMTS
- SIM card type
- NanoSIM
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- Bluetooth version
- 5.0
- 3G bands supported
- 850,900,1900,2100 MHz
- 4G bands supported
- 700,800,850,900,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz
- 5G bands supported
- 700,850,1800,2100 MHz
- SIM card capability
- Dual SIM
- Mobile network generation
- 5G
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Yes
Storage
- User memory
- 103 GB
- RAM capacity
- 4 GB
- Compatible memory cards
- MicroSD (TransFlash)
- Maximum memory card size
- 1 TB
- Internal storage capacity
- 128 GB
Software
- Platform
- Android
- Virtual assistant
- Samsung Bixby
- Operating system installed
- Android
Processor
- Processor cores
- 8
- Processor frequency
- 2.2 GHz
- Coprocessor frequency
- 1.6 GHz
Multimedia
- Speakers
- Mono
- Audio formats supported
- 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, Mid, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF
- Video formats supported
- 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM, WMV
Performance
- Fast charging
- Yes
- Face recognition
- Yes
- Fingerprint reader
- Yes
Ports & interfaces
- USB port
- Yes
- USB version
- 2.0
- USB connector type
- USB Type-C
- Headphone connectivity
- 3.5 mm
Accessories that fit this device. Charger/cable compatibility is derived from the device’s connector; cases and protectors are added by curation.
USB-C charger & cable
Any standard USB-C charger or cable is compatible with this device.
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