Sony Xperia 5 III vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia 5 III	Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · Oct 08, 2021	Released · Nov 06, 2020
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px	6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera	Quad camera
8GB · 256GB	4GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
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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	6.6-inch
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
OLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.34 %	84.26 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 619
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB (UFS)	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 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 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 02, 2020

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