Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A42	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Nov 06, 2020	Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.6-inch	6.4-inch
Quad camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	4500 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	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
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

Display

Size
6.6-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
84.26 %	83.24 %
Peak brightness
	1450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 730
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 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)	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	10 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

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 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 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)
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
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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 340	$ 599
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, Sim ejector, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

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