Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A42	Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Released · Nov 06, 2020	Released · Mar 15, 2024
6.6-inch · 1600x720px	6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical 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	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.6-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
84.26 %	84.75 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 4x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (14), One UI

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

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 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) 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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

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Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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 Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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	Bands n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 340	$ 369
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Mar 11, 2024

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	128GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

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