South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced a new Galaxy A Series 5G smartphone called Galaxy A42 5G. It has dual Nano SIM slots and sports a completely new textured pattern at back. The mobile was announced at its ‘Life Unstoppable’ online event.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G specs include 6.6-inch AMOLED Infinity-U display with FHD+ resolution. It has octa-core Snapdragon 720G mobile platform with Adreno 619 GPU. It has an under-display fingerprint sensor for fast and secure unlocking.
The smartphone comes in option of 4GB / 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB / 128GB UFS 2.1 storage space. It has MicroSD card support up to 512GB. The handset is powered by 5000mAh battery with fast charging support.
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The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G features in 20MP front camera with F/2.2 Aperture. At the back side are quad-cameras of 48MP (main, F/1.8) + 8MP (wide-angle, F/2.2) + 5MP (depth) + 5MP (macro) shooters with LED Flash.
The smartphone measures 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm and weighs 190 grams. It has 5000mAh battery with 15W Adaptive fast charging support.
The phone runs on Android 10 with One UI 2.1. It has 5G (SA/NSA), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.0, USB type-C and GPS/GLONASS. For audio, it has Dolby Atmos and 3.5mm headphone jack.
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The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G price is set at 369 EUR (US$ 437 / Rs. 32,020 approx.) and comes in Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White and Prism Dot Gray colors. It will go on sale in European markets from November.