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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Launch
Release Date
Apr, 2019 Nov, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
UI
One UI One UI 2.5
Dimensions
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm (6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
198 g 193 g
Body
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame NA
Color Options
Crown Silver, Majestic Black, Royal Gold Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.7 inches
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6.6 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~502 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 NA
Features
HDR10+ Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0) Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W Fast charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
Chipset
Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP12 - Global
Adreno 640 - USA
Adreno 619
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4-8GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
TOF 3D camera
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123° (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features

TOF camera, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec, Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@4 0fps Show more

Front
Dual 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
TOF camera
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
5G band 78(3500); NSASub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Extra
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,311 USD $432
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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