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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung's Galaxy A42 5G pairs a 6.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display with the Snapdragon 750G, a 48MP quad rear camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W wired charging. This is the global model that went on sale in Europe in late 2020 with Android 10 and One UI 2.5, 4GB of RAM (up to 8GB in other markets) and 128GB of storage, at GBP 349 in the UK and EUR 349 in the Netherlands.
Pros
- 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display, measured up to 570 nits with the auto-brightness boost in review testing
- 5,000mAh battery that earned a 144-hour endurance rating in review testing
- Snapdragon 750G with 5G and Adreno 619 graphics performed strongly for its class in review testing
- 48MP main camera with an 8MP ultra-wide and a 20MP front camera
- 3.5mm headphone jack, under-display fingerprint reader and microSD support up to 1TB
Cons
- HD+ 720x1600 resolution on a 6.6-inch panel (~266ppi)
- Single bottom speaker with no stereo pair
- Slow 15W wired charging
- Glossy plastic frame and back pick up fingerprints
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Display
- Screen size
- 6.6 ″
- Panel type
- Super AMOLED
- Resolution
- 720x1600
- Pixel density
- 266 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 570 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 84.3 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 750G
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB
- Storage type
- UFS 2.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 20 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 193 g
- Thickness
- 8.6 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 10 (One UI 2.5)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G earns an Inno Score of 31.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's Galaxy A42 5G pairs a 6.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display with the Snapdragon 750G, a 48MP quad rear camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W wired charging. This is the global model that went on sale in Europe in late 2020 with Android 10 and One UI 2.5, 4GB of RAM (up to 8GB in other markets) and 128GB of storage, at GBP 349 in the UK and EUR 349 in the Netherlands.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G?
Chipset: Snapdragon 750G · Screen size: 6.6 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Blackview COLOR 8, Infinix SMART 10, Infinix SMART 20 HD — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
