Karbonn A9 Indian vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.28 x 2.61 x 0.41 inches 134.17 x 66.34 x 10.37 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
4.59 oz (130.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Brown	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
4.5-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
854x480px, 218 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
62.76 %	84.26 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Yes	Adreno 619
RAM
1GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
8GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
1750 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
5 MP	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
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
5 MP	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct	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
VoIP, 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	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850)	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 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 8(900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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

Links

Full specifications
Karbonn A9 Indian Specs	Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs