Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Dec 12, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€340	$400

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: 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	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, ANT+

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U	Date approved: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN
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: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 2.76 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes

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