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Samsung Galaxy A22 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) 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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 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
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 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
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2021, June 03 2020, September 02
Status Available. Released 2021, June 24 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Body
Dimensions 167.2 x 76.4 x 9 mm (6.58 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type TFT LCD, 90Hz Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~82.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI core 5 Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1152p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN 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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Gray, White, Mint, Violet Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR EU 0.73 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A226B, SM-A226B/DS, SM-A226B/DSN, SM-A226BR, SM-A226BR/N, SM-A226L, SC-56B SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N
Price £ 109.95 / € 129.43 / ₹ 14,199 $ 129.99 / £ 127.99 / € 164.14
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 242155 (v8), 223188 (v9)
GeekBench: 6913 (v4.4), 1719 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)
GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1631:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker -28.5 LUFS (Average) -30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 118h Endurance rating 144h

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