Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Mar 15, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€340

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm (~10.19 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; 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	Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome White, Awesome Violet

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 81.47% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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

6h 17min

Browsing

16h 11min

Video

7h 44min

Gaming

9h 36min

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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
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	Yes
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

121

Overall

126

Photo

116

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 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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	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	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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