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Samsung Galaxy M51 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
2020, August 31 2020, September 02
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 11 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Colors
Blue; other colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
162.6 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
- 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type
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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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
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
Messaging
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

Display

Type
FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M Colour
Size
6.5 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
82.51% 84.18%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 10.0 Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
User Interface
One UI 2.0 One UI 2.1
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 618 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB 128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC microSDXC

Camera

Rear Camera
64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
64 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
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
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes Yes

User Memory

Internal
128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage
microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity
7000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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