Samsung Galaxy A01 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.79 x 0.33 inches 147.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.33 oz (151.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
78.22 %	84.26 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.45GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 619
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 8.3 GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 7.8W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	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)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS)	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 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)	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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015A	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.61 W/kg Body: 0.61 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg	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
$ 100	€ 340
In The Box
QuickStart Guide, Charging Block, USB-C, SIM tray eject tool

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 17, 2019	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 13(700 c)
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T4
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.63 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
MSRP	$ 150

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