Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches 161.81 x 75.34 x 8.92 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chrome Silver, Graphite Gray, Nighttime Blue, Aurora Green	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
83.57 %	84.26 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Arm Mali-G57 MC2	Adreno 619
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB (UFS 2.2)	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11), MIUI 12 UI	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	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), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 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+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	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
$ 199	€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2021	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Internal storage	128GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs