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    Galaxy A42 5G vs Galaxy A41

    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy A42 5G

      Galaxy A41

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Black (Prism Dot Black)
      White (Prism Dot White)
      Gray (Prism Dot Gray)

      Blue (Prism Crush Blue)
      Black (Prism Crush Black)
      Red (Prism Crush Red)
      White (Prism Crush White)

    • Announced

      2020, September

      2020, March

    • Released

      2020, November

      2020, May

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm

      Bar: 149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm

    • Weights

      190g

      152g

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 10

    • One UI version

      2.0

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

      2G
      3G
      4G

    • eSIM support

      No

      No

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-U Display

      Infinity-U Display

    • Technology

      Super AMOLED Display

      Super AMOLED Display

    • Size

      6.6 inch / 167.64 mm

      6.1 inch / 154.94 mm

    • Resolution

      HD+ / 1600x720 pixels

      FHD+ / 2400x1080 pixels

    • Pixel density

      265 PPI

      431 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~85.9%

    Processors

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      4 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      6 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      8 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM

      4 GB RAM with 64 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1TB

      512 GB

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Fingerprint sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      No

      Yes

    • Light Sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Virtual Proximity Sensing

      No

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      4K UHD video recording at 30 fps (3840x2160)

      FHD video recording at 30 fps (1920x1080)

    • External memory support

      Yes

      Yes

    • External memory support maximum

      1TB

      512 GB

    Front Camera

    • Flash

      No

      No

    • Kind

    • Megapixels

      20MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      25MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      0.9µm

    Rear Camera

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      48MP

      48MP

    • Aperture

      F1.8

      F2.0

    • Pixel size

      0.8µm

    • Extras

      PDAF

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      8MP

      8MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.12μm

    • Kind

      Macro Camera

    • Megapixels

      5MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

    • Kind

      Depth Camera

    • Megapixels

      5MP

      5MP

    • Aperture

      F2.4

      F2.4

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      No

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      Yes

      Yes

    • Location technology

      GPS
      Galileo
      Glonass
      BeiDou

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      No

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.0

      5.0

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      5000mAh

      3500mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      15

      15