The Galaxy M42 5G is the newest member of Samsung’s Galaxy M-series. It shares similar looks with the Galaxy A42 5G smartphone, and after taking a good look at the specs, it goes to show that this device shares so many similarities with the Galaxy A42 5G.
The M42 5G features a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch. The back houses a 48MP primary camera alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 5MP modules for macro shots and depth data.
The Galaxy M42 5G is powered by a Snapdragon 750G chipset paired with 6/8GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable via microSD. Not to forget, the M42 5G is the first 5G phone in the Galaxy M lineup.
It boots Android 11 with OneUI 3.1 on top and comes with a 5,000 mAh that supports 15W charging. The 6/128GB model will sell for INR 21,999 ($295) while the 8/128GB trim will set buyers back INR 23,999 ($322). A special introductory offer gets the price down to INR 19,999($268) for the base 6/128GB model. First sales begin on May 1 from Samsung.com and Amazon India.
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G specifications
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2021, April 28 |
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| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May 01 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) |
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| Weight | 190 g (6.70 oz) | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | Type | Super AMOLED |
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| 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, One UI 3.1 |
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| Chipset | Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 570) | |
| GPU | Adreno 619 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
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| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | |
| UFS 2.1 |
| MAIN 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) |
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| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
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| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
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| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
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| BATTERY | Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
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| Charging | Fast charging 15W |
| MISC | Colours | Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray |
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