Sony Xperia 5 III vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.3 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 619
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	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 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

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