Sony Xperia 5 III vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia 5 III
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

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
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

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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