Samsung has tasted success with its M-series and continues to add more smartphones to the lineup. Its latest offering, the Samsung Galaxy M42 5G, is the first smartphone in the company’s M-series with 5G network connectivity. The phone features a punch-hole design with slim bezels. The phone sports a 6.6-inches IPS LCD with a screen resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and 266ppi pixel density. For photography, the phone has a quad-camera arrangement with a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 5MP macro camera, and a 5MP depth camera. The phone has a built-in storage capacity of 128GB with an expandable storage option of up to 512GB using a microSD card. At the front, there is a 20MP selfie camera which also assists in video calling. For power backup, the handset includes a 5000mAh Li-Polymer battery that can be charged via a USB Type-C port. With quick charging support, the battery can be recharged in a short time. The phone runs Android v10 (Q) operating system. The other popular mobiles of Samsung you may consider include the Samsung Galaxy M31s(128 GB), Samsung Galaxy M51(128 GB), and Samsung Galaxy M21(64 GB).
Last known price of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G was ₹17,000. The mobile will be available soon across various online stores in India.
Launch Date | May 1, 2021 (Official) |
Processor Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G |
RAM | 6 GB |
Rear Camera | Quad (48MP + 8MP + 5MP + 5MP) |
Internal Memory | 128 GB |
Screen Size | 6.6 inches (16.76 cms) |
Battery Capacity | 5000 mAh |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G |
No Of Cores | 8 (Octa Core) |
CPU | 2.2GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 1.8GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570 |
Architecture | 64-bit |
Fabrication | 8 nm |
RAM | 6 GB |
RAM Type | LPDDR4X |
Graphics | Adreno 619 |
Build | Plastic back panel |
Height | 6.47 inches (164.4 mm) |
Width | 2.99 inches (75.9 mm) |
Thickness | 0.34 inches (8.6 mm) |
Weight | 193 grams |
Colors | Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray |
Screen Unlock | Fingerprint, Face unlock |
Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
Display Type | Super AMOLED |
Size | 6.6 inches (16.76 cms) |
Bezel-less display | Yes, with notch |
Pixel Density | 266 pixels per inch (ppi) |
TouchScreen | Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Color Reproduction | 16M Colors |
Screen to body percentage | 84.28 % |
Rear camera setup | Quad |
Rear camera (Primary) | 48 MP resolutionWide Angle lensf/1.8 aperture2" sensor size0.8µm pixel size |
Rear camera (Secondary) | 8 MP resolutionUltra-Wide Angle lensf/2.2 aperture |
Rear camera (Tertiary) | 5 MP resolutionMacro lensf/2.4 aperture |
Rear camera (Quaternary) | 5 MP resolutionDepth lensf/2.4 aperture |
Front camera setup | Single |
Front camera (Primary) | 20 MP resolutionWide Angle lensf/2.2 aperture |
Sensor | ISOCELL Plus |
Flash | LED Rear flash |
Video Resolution (Rear) | 3840x2160 @ 30 fps1920x1080 @ 30 fps |
Video Resolution (Front) | 1920x1080 @ 30 fps |
Camera Features | Auto Flash Auto Focus Face detection Touch to focus |
Shooting Modes | Continuos Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Type | Li-ion |
Capacity | 5000 mAh |
Removable | No |
Talk Time | Up to 36 Hours (4G) |
Fast Charging | Yes, 15W |
Charging speed | 20% to 100% in 01h 54m 16s (in-house tested) |
Internal Memory | 128 GB |
Memory type | UFS 2.1 |
Storage available for user | 103 GB |
Expandable Memory | Yes, microSD, Up to 1 TB (Hybrid Slot) |
Operating System | Android v11 |
Custom UI | Samsung One UI |
SIM Configuration | Dual SIM SIM1: Nano SIM2: Hybrid |
Network | SIM1: 5G, 4G, 3G, 2GSIM2: 4G, 3G, 2G |
5G Support | Yes, only SIM1 |
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Yes, with a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz |
Wi-fi features | Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.0 |
USB | USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging |
GPS | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
NFC Chipset | Yes |
Infrared | Yes |
Speaker | Yes |
Audio Jack | Yes, 3.5mm |
Video Player | Yes, Video Formats: 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV |
Fingerprint sensor | Yes, On-screen |
Face Unlock | Yes |
Other Sensor | Light sensorProximity sensorAccelerometerGyroscope |
Overall | 234617 |
CPU | 84083 |
GPU | 51136 |
Memory | 58161 |
UX | 41237 |
Single-core | 649 |
Multi-core | 1805 |