Samsung Galaxy F42 5G launching in India on September 29 with 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700 SoC, 5G 12 bands

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Samsung Galaxy M42 5G launch date India

Samsung has confirmed the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone the Galaxy F42 5G in India on September 29th. It also confirmed the FHD+ 90Hz display, 64MP triple rear camera, and supports 12 5G bands. It will be powered by a 5000mAh battery that could support 15W fast charging.

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Based on a Geekbench listing, the phone will be run on the Dimensity 700 processor with up to 6GB of RAM and the image from the Google Play Console listing also reveals a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, same as the Galaxy A22 5G. This could be the rebranded version of the Galaxy Wide 5 that was introduced in Korea last week.

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This is the company's first 5G smartphone in the F series that will be exclusively sold on Flipkart Big Billion Sale, and the reveal calendar shows that will launch on September 29th. It could be available from October 7th during the Big Billion Days sale.

Samsung galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G / Galaxy Wide5 Specifications -

Display6.6-inch (2400  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-V LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate
ProcessorOcta-Core MediaTek Dimensity 700 7nm processor (Dual 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
RAM/Storage6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
OS/UIAndroid 11 with OneUI 3.1
SIMDual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Rear Cameras64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 5MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
Front Camera8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
FeaturesSide-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos, Samsung Pay
Dimensions167.2 x 76.4 x 9.0 mm
Weight203 g
Connectivity5G SA/ NSA (N1, N3, N5, N7, N8, N20, N28,N38, N40, N41, N78, N79), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
Battery/Charger5000mAh (typical) battery with 15W fast charging

The phone will come in Blue, Black and White colors. We should know more details and the exact price of the phone in the coming days.