samsung Galaxy S7 Edge thumbnail picture Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge samsung Galaxy A42 5G thumbnail picture Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Side-by-Side Specs Comparison

Enter model name to compare
Enter model name to compare
x
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
samsung Galaxy S7 Edge thumbnail picture
x
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
samsung Galaxy A42 5G thumbnail picture
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Launch
Release Date
Feb, 2016 Nov, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), up to 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10
UI
TouchWiz UI One UI 2.5
Dimensions
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
157 g 193 g
Body
NA
Color Options
Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold, Black Pearl, Coral Blue 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
5.5 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 (~534 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 NA
Features
Always-on display NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,3600 mAh
More devices with similar battery. >
Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
More devices with similar battery. >
Charging
Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) Fast charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU
Adreno 530 - G9350 Adreno 619
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 4-8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64/128GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 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@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.Dual video call, Auto-HDR Show more

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

Front
5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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
4.2, 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
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 467 USD $432
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
3 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
Save Comparison

Related Comparisons

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Itel A56 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Tecno Spark 4
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Tecno Spark 7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Samsung Galaxy A31
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Umidigi A9 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Infinix Hot 10
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Itel P37

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
All Comparisons


x