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Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Samsung Galaxy F12

Summary
81%
72%
90%
Performance

Snapdragon 750G

4 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

4 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 1480

8 GB RAM

Display

6.6" (16.76 cm)

720x1600 px (HD+)

6.5" (16.51 cm)

720x1600 px (HD+)

6.6" (16.76 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP

Quad Camera

48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Quad Camera

50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Triple Camera

Front Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

32 MP

Single Camera

Battery

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

58 h talktime (4G)

5000 mAh

Storage

128 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

64 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

256 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

8.0/10

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 302,592 ratings

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Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

April 12, 2021 (Official)

March 14, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v11

Android v14

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Samsung One UI

Samsung One UI

Performance
Very Good
Good
Very Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Samsung Exynos 1480

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570)

Octa core (2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 619

Mali-G52 MP1

AMD Xclipse 530

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Display
Good
Average
Very Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

PLS TFT LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 " (16.76 cm)

6.5 " (16.51 cm)

6.6 " (16.76 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

266 ppi

270 ppi

390 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %

81.95 %

85.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less display

with waterdrop notch

with notch

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

550 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.5 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 164.4 mm
Width: 75.9 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Height: 164 mm
Width: 75.9 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Height: 161.1 mm
Width: 77.4 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm

Weight

193 grams

221 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Black, Grey, White

Sea Green, Sky Blue, Celestial Black

Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Quad

Quad

Triple

Resolution

48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera
5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

48 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera
2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Sensor

S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slo-motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera
Very Good
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Autofocus

No

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 58 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

, Fast, 15W

, Fast, 15W

, Fast, 25W

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

128 GB

64 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 48 GB

Up to 236 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

eMMC 5.1

UFS 3.1

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
Read More..

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg

Head: 1.148 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.0

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Recording option

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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