Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A42 Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Nov 06, 2020
Released · Mar 15, 2019
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, 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 Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.6-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
84.26 % 85.24 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 619 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106 GB 128GB, available to use: 107 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
20 MP (Autofocus) 25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, 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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
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), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
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
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 340 $ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020 Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
with 6 GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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