Phone Comparison
Compare up to 4 smartphones side-by-side with full spec sheets.
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Samsung
Galaxy A6 (2018)
Samsung
Galaxy A42 5G
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8GB RAM
5000mAh
50MP
Android 15
Snapdragon
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8GB RAM
5000mAh
50MP
Android 15
Snapdragon
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Spec scores estimated from the listed specs, not lab tests
Performance
39
Exynos 7870 Octa · 4GB RAM 60
Snapdragon 750 5G · 8GB RAM Camera
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53
48MP main · 4K video Battery
26
3,000mAh 56
5,000mAh · 15W Display
35
AMOLED · 720×1480 39
AMOLED · 720×1600 Overall
33
52
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is stronger in Performance, Battery.
Display: about equal on these phones.
Best overall by spec score: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G (52/100).
| Network | ||||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | — | — |
| Launch | ||||
| Announced | 2018, May. Released 2018, May | 2020, September 02 | — | — |
| Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2020, November 11 | — | — |
| Body | ||||
| Dimensions | 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) | — | — |
| Weight | 162 g | 193 g (6.81 oz) | — | — |
| Build | Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame | — | — | — |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | — | — |
| Display | ||||
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | — | — |
| Size | 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 | 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio) | — | — |
| Resolution | 720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) | — | — |
| Platform | ||||
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0 | Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 | — | — |
| Chipset | Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) | Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) | — | — |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) | — | — |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 | Adreno 619 | — | — |
| Memory | ||||
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | — | — |
| Internal | 32GB Storage + 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage + 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage + 4GB RAM | 128GB Storage + 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage + 8GB RAM | — | — |
| * | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 | — | — |
| Main Camera | ||||
| Single | 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF | — | — | — |
| Dual | LED flash, panorama, HDR | — | — | — |
| Triple | 1080p@30fps | — | — | — |
| Fourth | — |
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.94", 0.8µm 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens |
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| Video | — | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps | — | — |
| Features | — | LED flash, panorama, HDR | — | — |
| Selfie camera | ||||
| Single | 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06" | 20 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.78", 1.0µm | — | — |
| Dual | LED flash | — | — | — |
| Triple | 1080p@30fps | — | — | — |
| Features | — | HDR | — | — |
| Video | — | 1080p@30fps | — | — |
| Sound | ||||
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Comms | ||||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | — | — |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | — | — |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | — | — |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes | — | — |
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio | — | — |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 | — | — |
| Features | ||||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | — | — |
| * |
ANT+ Samsung Pay |
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| Battery | ||||
| Type | Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable | Li-Po 5000 mAh | — | — |
| Charging | — | 15W wired | — | — |
| Misc | ||||
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue, Lavender | Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray | — | — |
| Models | SM-A600F, SM-A600FN, SM-A600A, SM-A600G, SM-A600GN, SM-A600P, SM-A600N, SM-A600T1, SM-A600AZ, SM-A600T, SM-A600U | SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N | — | — |
| Price | ₹ 23,000 | ₹ 21,999 | — | — |
