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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Brand: Samsung
Category: Mobiles

  • CPU
    Snapdragon 750 5G

  • RAM
    8GB

  • Storage
    128GB

  • Display
    6.6 inches, 720 x 1600 pixels

  • Camera
    48MP+8MP+5MP+5MP

  • OS
    Android 10

Our Rating

7.5 3.8 1
  • Design 8 / 10
  • Display 7 / 10
  • Camera 7 / 10
  • Multimedia 7 / 10
  • Features 8 / 10
  • Usability 8 / 10
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Battery 7 / 10

The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has been launched in Singapore. The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G price in Singapore starts from S$498 off-contract, and will be available through both Shopee and Lazada.

Some of the key highlights of the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G include its 6.6-inches HD+ Super AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G chipset, 48MP quad cameras, 20MP selfie camera, 5,000mAh battery, as well as 15W fast-charging.

Other possible alternatives for the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G include the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and Vivo X50e 5G.

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G - Mobile Price

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G - Specifications

General

  • Device Type
    Smartphone
  • Announced
    Sept, 2020
  • Status
    Available

Network

  • 2G Network
  • 3G Network
  • 4G Network
  • 5G Network
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Nano SIM
  • Dual SIM
    Yes, Nano-SIM

Design

  • Dimensions
    164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
  • Weight
    193g
  • Colors
    Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray, Prism Dot Black

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Super AMOLED
  • Size
    6.6 inches
  • Resolution
    720 x 1600 pixels

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Snapdragon 750 5G
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 619
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    4GB/6GB/8GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    48MP+8MP+5MP+5MP
  • Secondary
    20MP
  • Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)
    LED flash

Media

  • Video Playback
  • FM Radio
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Headphone Jack

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 10
  • User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    One UI 2.5

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    v5.0
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • Wi-fi Hotspot
  • USB
    USB Type-C 2.0
  • GPS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    5000 mAh
  • Placement
    Non-removable

Sensors

  • Accelerometer
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Proximity Sensor
  • Temperature Sensor

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