Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.41 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)	7.80 oz (221.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Rose Quartz

Display

Size
6.6-inch	6.8-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2992x1344px, 20:9 ratio, 482 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
84.26 %	89.28 %
Peak brightness
	3000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 1x 3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x 2.6GHz Cortex-A720 4x 1.92GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G715 MC7
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	16GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5060 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 37.0W Wireless: 23.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

18h 52min

Video

9h 24min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN1 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	48 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 113 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	42 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

151

Overall

159

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD)
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)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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	$ 1099
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

With 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Internal storage	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
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