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

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