Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.57 x 0.43 inches 40 x 40 x 10.9 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
1.31 oz (37.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Black, Gold, Silver
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
1.2-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
360x360px, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
29.21 %	84.26 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass DX+), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Adreno 619
RAM
1.5GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
4GB (eMMC)	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Tizen (4.0)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI
Compatible devices
Samsung smartphone, Android smartphone (Android 5.0 and above with 1.5GB RAM and above), iPhone 5 and above or iOS 9.0 and above

Battery

Capacity
247 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
	Quad camera
Main camera
	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
Video recording
	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)	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), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, 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
eSIM	Nano SIM

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 430	€ 340
In The Box
Quick Start Guide,User Manual, Wireless Charging Pad

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2019	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

RAM	0.75GB
Weight	0.92 oz (26.0 g)
Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Aqua black, Cloud Silver, Pink gold
MSRP	$ 280

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Review