Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 165.2 x 76.5 x 9.3 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Angel gold, Ghost white, Phantom black	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.86% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 619
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera, Swivel	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
HQVGA (240x160) (ToF 3D depth sensing) Aperture size: F1.2 Focal Length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/6" Pixel size: 10 μm	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), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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
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, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA805F	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.79 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.36 W/kg Phablet: 1.96 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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