Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A22 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2017 2020, September 02 June 2021
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - July 2021
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Gray, White, Mint, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
167.2 x 76.4 x 9 mm
(6.58 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 2.1 One UI Core 3.1
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ TFT LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.6 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (399 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 84.18% 82.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -