Samsung Galaxy A42 vs TCL 20 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Nov 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€340	€299

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.54 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches 166.2 x 76.8 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
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	Placid Blue, Mist Gray

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.20% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, HDR, 450 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	1080x2400px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 690 5G SM6350 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 560
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 619L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) EIS
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac MIMO, 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3
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, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Full Specs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs

Full Specs TCL 20 5G Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n28, n41, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes