Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€340	$300

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1439 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G68
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	977
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2170
3D Mark High
Untested	647
3D Mark Low
Untested	639

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 16min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

8h 37min

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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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

127

Overall

136

Photo

119

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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

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