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BLU Vivo 5R vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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BLU Vivo 5R
Samsung Galaxy A42
BLU Vivo 5R Samsung Galaxy A42
3150 mAh
5000 mAh
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
Released · Nov 06, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
154.5 x 75.6 x 8.15 mm 		6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.68 oz (161.0 g) 6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.34 % 84.26 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6753 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T720 MP3 Adreno 619
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB 128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 64 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3150 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash) 20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg
Body: 1.25 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg
Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020
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