Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Black

Display

Size
6.6-inch	5.3-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 311 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
84.26 %	67.68 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G52 MP1
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 106 GB	64GB, available to use: 46.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	16 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
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)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	5 MP

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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 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)	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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U	Date approved: Jan 27, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG525F
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: 0.76 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.05 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Mar 04, 2021

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs	Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs