samsung Galaxy S6 thumbnail picture Samsung Galaxy S6 samsung Galaxy A42 5G thumbnail picture Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Side-by-Side Specs Comparison

Enter model name to compare
Enter model name to compare
x
Samsung Galaxy S6
samsung Galaxy S6 thumbnail picture
x
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
samsung Galaxy A42 5G thumbnail picture
Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Launch
Release Date
Apr, 2015 Nov, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Up to 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10
UI
TouchWiz UI One UI 2.5
Dimensions
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
138 g 193 g
Body
NA
Color Options
White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.1 inches
More devices with a similar display. >
6.6 inches
More devices with a similar display. >
Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 NA
Features
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame,Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,2550 mAh
More devices with similar battery. >
Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
More devices with similar battery. >
Charging
Fast battery charging 15W Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) Fast charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
Chipset
Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU
Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 619
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM 4-8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, OIS, AF 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

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. Show more

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

Front
5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm,Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 1440p@30fps 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),...
5G Bands
NO 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Extra
Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Voice memo/dial/commands, Calendar NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 425 USD $432
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
Save Comparison

Related Comparisons

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Google Pixel 6
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Google Pixel 6a
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Infinix Hot 9 Play
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Itel P36 Pro LTE
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Apple iPhone 6

Samsung Galaxy S6
All Comparisons


x