Samsung Galaxy A42

Samsung is looking to expand its A series of smartphones to different price segment. You have phones costing between Rs 25,000 and Rs 40,000 and now with Galaxy A42, you have a device which is priced below others in its lineup. The new Galaxy A phone comes with a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD+ resolution of 1080x2340 pixels. The phone runs on Android 10 based One UI 2.0 version. It comes powered by octa-core MediaTek Helio P65 processor with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage which is further expandable up to 512GB. It packs triple rear cameras which includes 48MP sensor, 8MP sensor and 5MP sensor. On the front you have 25MP camera which sits inside the waterdrop notch. Samsung has packed the phone with 3,500mAh battery which can be charged using USB Type C port, also used for data transfer.

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₹28990.00
Processor : MediaTek Helio P65
RAM : 4 GB
Storage : 128 GB
Battery : 3500 mAh battery
Camera : Single (25 MP Camera)
Display : 6.3 inches (16 cms)
SIM : Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Hybrid)
Operating System : Android v10 (Q)

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Samsung Galaxy A42 Details

Display, Design
Galaxy A42 gets a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD+ resolution of 1080x2340 pixels. It gets pixel density of 409 ppi and in-display fingerprint sensor. It sports a waterdrop notch at the top middle. The back panel is made of glass and metal which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.
Processor, Triple Rear Camera
Samsung has used the octa-core MediaTek Helio P65 processor to power the Galaxy A42. The chipset features Mali-G52 GPU for graphics processing. It comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable up to 512GB. It runs on Android 10 based One UI 2.0 version. The phone features triple rear cameras with 48MP sensor, 8MP sensor and 5MP sensor. At the front you have a 25MP camera for selfies placed inside the waterdrop notch.
Battery, Connectivity
Samsung has packed a 3,500mAh battery into the Galaxy A42 which can be charged using USB Type C port. For connectivity, the phone supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0 and GPS with GLONASS.

Samsung Galaxy A42 Specifications

Summary

Processor MediaTek Helio P65
Display 6.3 inches (16 cms)
Storage 128 GB
Front Camera Single (25 MP Camera)
Rear Camera Triple (48 MP Camera + 8 MP, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 5 MP Camera)
Battery 3500 mAh
RAM 4 GB

General

Launch Date September 9, 2020
Face unlock Yes

Processor

Chipset MediaTek Helio P65
No of Cores 8 (Octa Core)
CPU 2GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 + 2GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Architecture 64-bit
Graphics Mali-G52

Software

Operating System Android v10 (Q)

Storage

Internal Memory 128 GB
RAM 4 GB
Expandable Memory Yes, microSD, Up to 512 GB (Hybrid Slot)

Display

Display Type Super AMOLED
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Size 6.3 inches (16 cms)
Bezel-less display Yes, with Waterdrop notch
TouchScreen Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Color Reproduction 16M Colors
Pixel Density 409 pixels per inch (ppi)

Camera

Flash Rear (LED Flash)
Rear Triple (48 MP Camera + 8 MP, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 5 MP Camera)
Front Single (25 MP Camera)
Camera Features Auto Flash, Auto Focus, Face detection, Touch to focus
Shooting Modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Battery

Type Li-ion
Capacity 3500 mAh
Removable No
Fast Charging Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0
Wi-Fi Yes with b/g/n
SIM Configuration Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Hybrid)
Network 5G: Supported by device (network not rolled-out in India), 4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) Yes
Wi-fi features Mobile Hotspot
GPS Yes with A-GPS
Infrared Yes
USB USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor Yes, On-screen
Other Sensor Light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Sound

Speaker Yes
Audio Jack Yes, 3.5mm
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