Samsung Galaxy A42 5G specifications


Dimensions 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Volume 107.3 cc
Weight 190 grams
Stand-by depends on usage
Talk time 14.4 hour
Announced September 2020
Status No longer available
Design type
Monoblock
Controls
Facial unlock
Fingerprint recognition Pressure sensitive in-screen
Touchscreen Multi-touch, Capacitive
Voice command
Voice dialing
Operating system
Android 10
User interface
One UI
Display
Auto-rotate
Color display Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colors (24 bits), Infinity U HD+, Notch
  • Size
6.6 inch
  • Resolution
1600 x 720 pixels
  • Aspect ratio
20:9
  • Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
266
  • Screen-to-body ratio
84.3%
Hardware
Camera Viervoudige camera-sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer
  • Type
48 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP + 8 MP
  • F-number
f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 8000 x 6000 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels
Haptic feedback
Integrated antenna
Processor Octa core
  • Clock Frequency
1.8 GHz + 2.2 GHz
Secondary camera
  • Type
20 MP
  • F-number
f/2.2
  • Max. resolution
(camera) 5120 x 3840 pixels
Materials
Gorilla Glass
Telephony
Dual SIM Hybrid slot
Flight mode
Integrated handsfree speaker
nano-SIM (4FF)
Vibrating alert
Videoconferencing
Operating frequency
Quad band
Data network
4G (LTE) Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28
5G n1, n3, , , n8, n28, , n41, n78
EDGE
GPRS
HSDPA
HSUPA
UMTS
Personalisation
Multiple homescreens
Widgets
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Agenda
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact list
Date and time notation
Document viewer Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Phonebook with groups
Photo phonebook
Reminder list
Stopwatch & countdown timer
To-do list
Voice memo
Available applications
Image editor
Java application support
Movie editor
Photo album
Video codec support H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
Video file support 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV
Messaging
E-mail POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging Google Talk
MMS Video MMS
Predictive Text Input T9
SMS Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Internet
Internet browser
RSS reader
YouTube support
Navigation
A-GPS
Beidou
Build-in navigation system Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass
Galileo
GLONASS
GPS receiver
Audio
Audio codec support AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX
Audio file support M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA
Polyphonic ringtones MP3 ringtones
Build-in memory
Internal memory
  • Size (RAM)
4 GB + 6 GB + 8 GB
  • Storage
128 GB
Memory card slot MicroSDHC memory card
Connections
Audio jack plug 3.5 mm
USB v2.0, Type-C
Connectivity
Bluetooth v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
DLNA support
NFC
Synchronisation ActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering
WAP 2.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support
Power supply
Battery Li-ion
  • Capacity
5000 mAh
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
  • Max. power
15 Watt
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Gesture recognition
Gyroscope
Proximity sensor