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Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
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6.6"
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48MP
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6/8GB RAM
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5000mAh
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
LAUNCH
Announced
2021, April 28
Status
Available. Released 2021, May 01
BODY
Dimensions
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
DISPLAY
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
PLATFORM
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU
Adreno 619
MEMORY
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.1
MAIN CAMERA
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Quad
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
SELFIE CAMERA
Single
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
HDR
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
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