Samsung Galaxy A71 5G UW vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$650	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 162.9 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism bricks black	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.38% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.4GHz Kryo 475 1x2.2GHz Kryo 475 6x1.8GHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 619
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (Autofocus)

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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

Carrier locked
Yes
5G Bands
n260, n261, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5	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
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 03, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA716V	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.25 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg Phablet: 3.09 W/kg	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

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