Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A14 vs Samsung Galaxy A05s

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced 2020, September 02 February 2023 September 2023
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available - March 2023 Coming Soon - October 2023
Price - Rs. 16,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, Dark Red, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Light Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
167.7 x 78 x 9.1 mm
(6.6 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
168 x 77.8 x 8.8 mm
(6.61 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz) 194 g (6.84 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 model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 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
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 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
- -
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
1.37 W/kg (body)
0.58 W/kg (head)
1.31 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 13, One UI Core 5 Android 13
User Interface One UI 2.1 - -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6769 Helio G80 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 610
RAM 8 GB 64GB 4GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB N/A 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD, 90Hz FHD+ PLS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 16M 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2408 pixels (400 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 80.17% 82.84%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not 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 not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Li-Po, non-removable Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 MAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 52h (4G) -