The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G was recently half-announced by the company. Given the naming scheme here, this is expected to be Samsung’s most affordable 5G device ever, taking that crown from the Galaxy A51 5G. And yet, yesterday’s press release didn’t give us that all-important detail: the price.
The phone has a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U touchscreen with a waterdrop notch, a 5,000 mAh battery, and a quad rear camera setup. The main shooter is a 48 MP sensor, there’s also an 8 MP ultrawide next to it, as well as a 5 MP macro camera and a 5 MP depth sensor. On the front, you get a 20 MP selfie snapper with autofocus.
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE (unspecified)
- 5G bands: SA/NSA
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Launch
- Announced: 2020, September 02
- Status: Exp. release 2020, November
Design
- Dimensions: 162.6 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm
- Weight: 213 g
- Colors: Black, White, Grey
- SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2
- Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10, One UI 2.5
Hardware
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 (7 nm)
- CPU: 64-bit, 2.3 GHz Octa-core, Kryo-470
- GPU: Adreno 620
- RAM: 6GB
- Internal Storage: 128GB
- Memory Card slot: microSDXC
- UFS
Cameras
- Main Camera: Quad
- 48 MP, (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, (ultrawide)
- 5 MP, (macro)
- 5 MP, (depth)
- Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: [email protected], [email protected], gyro-EIS
- Selfie Camera: Single – 20 MP, (wide)
- Features: HDR
- Video: [email protected]
Multimedia
- Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack:
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Price and Availability
The Galaxy A42 5G will become available in Europe in November for €369, in black, white, and grey
