Samsung Galaxy A02s vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.91 oz (196.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.80% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x1.8GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 619
Memory
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
5 MP	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 07, 2021 FCC ID value: ZCASMA025U	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 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

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Links

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