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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy Fold
Network
Technology GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G GSM/HSPA/LTE
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/1700/1900/2100
4G bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,18,19,20,25,26,28,38,39,40,41,46,66,71
5G bands 1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed 5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 (1200/150 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date February 05, 2021 February 11, 2019
Status Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight 193g 276g
Build N/A Folded: Glass Front
Un-Folded: Plastic Front
Glass Back, and Aluminum Frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Nano-SIM, eSIM
Display
Display Super AMOLED Foldable Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.6 Inch 7.3 Inch
Resolution (720x1600) Pixels (1536x2152) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 Android 9.0 (Pie), Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4
CPU Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-Core (4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 / 1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 / 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 640
Memory
Card slot MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Main Camera
Features Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging
Video 4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Slow Motion Video Recording (240fps)
720p Slow Motion Video Recording (960fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, and Glonass
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO FM Radio N/A
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor / Face Unlock
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 4380 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging Fast Charging 15W Fast Charging 15W
Fast Wireless Charging 15W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, and Astro Blue
Model SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 SM-F900F
Price 57,999 339,999
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung A42 Samsung Fold
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy Fold
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/1700/1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,20,28,34,38,39,40,41 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,18,19,20,25,26,28,38,39,40,41,46,66,71
5G bands
1,3,5,7,8,28,40,41,78,79 - SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed
5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 (1200/150 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date
February 05, 2021 February 11, 2019
Status
Coming Soon Discontinued
Body
Weight
193g 276g
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) Nano-SIM, eSIM
Display
Display
Super AMOLED Foldable Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.6 Inch 7.3 Inch
Resolution
(720x1600) Pixels (1536x2152) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 10, Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4 Android 9.0 (Pie), Upgradable To Android 12, One UI 4
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 (Snapdragon 750) 8nm Qualcomm SM8150 (Snapdragon 855) 7nm
CPU
Octa-Core (6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570 / 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-Core (4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 / 1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 / 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU
Adreno 619 Adreno 640
Memory
Card slot
MicroSDXC (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Internal
128GB 4GB RAM 512GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging Quad-LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Slow Motion Video Recording (240fps)
720p Slow Motion Video Recording (960fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
20MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 8MP (F/1.9 Aperture) Wide
10MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
4K Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Slow Motion Video Recording (240fps)
720p Slow Motion Video Recording (960fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and BDS GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, and Glonass
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio N/A
USB
USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer / Face Unlock / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor / Face Unlock
Battery
Type
Li-Po 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 4380 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 15W Fast Charging 15W
Fast Wireless Charging 15W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Black, and Prism Dot Gray Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, and Astro Blue
Model
SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260 SM-F900F
Price
57999 339999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung A42 Samsung Fold

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