Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
TFT	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.45 %	84.26 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 619
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
13 MP	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)	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)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), UMTS	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 07, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737V	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 240	€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018	Sep 02, 2020

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J7 V (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs