Samsung Galaxy A42 5G in for review

21 December 2020
The cheapest 5G smartphone by Samsung is next in line for a review with us.

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I think Xiaomi and Realme will be haply when samsung force their customers to buy those Chinese brand's phone.
Smsung,Thank you!

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    • Anonymous
    • 8uS
    • 21 Dec 2020

    One of the main selling points for Galaxy A40 was its somewhat compact size... Now they've ruined the compact size AND even reduced the resolution from 1080p to 720p, so it's just awful all around.

    Go home Samsung, you're drunk.

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      • phone-enthusiast
      • Dvq
      • 21 Dec 2020

      720p? A31 has a FullHD+ resolution. Where is the logic? Redmi 9 still KING.

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        • Anonymous
        • XjH
        • 21 Dec 2020

        A4x series was supposed to be compact. Imma just have to buy an iphone 12 mini at this point. Its exactly the size and weight I need but I just didn;t wanna buy Apple.

          Andreidinutu, 21 Dec 2020Blasphemy to the a40. I was so excited they put a good chi... moreYou do realise it's 6.6 inches samsung? A 730g would have been enough

            Blasphemy to the a40.
            I was so excited they put a good chip on an oled
            And then 720p

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              • Anonymous
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              • 21 Dec 2020

              720 omoled is fine but the ppi should atleast 320+

              I have mi a3 with also 720 amoled and the battery is monster man 15hour of sot time for 4000mah battery and sd665

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                • Anonymous
                • p37
                • 21 Dec 2020

                Moto g 5G is better.

                HD+ Amoled....oh dear.....hello pixels

                  Ytsoc, 21 Dec 2020Wasn't the A4x series supose to be the ine with a smal... morethe a40 had 5.9 full HD display, a42 6.1 full HD display. it is the main differentiator from the other mid range A phones (between the A71-A21s)

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                    • Ytsoc
                    • SvB
                    • 21 Dec 2020

                    Wasn't the A4x series supose to be the ine with a small form.factor? Samsung seems to be so stupid, they have like a million of models but somehow they don't make a decent compact phone. I hope now that apple made the iphone mini the rest of the stupid companies will copy them like they fid when apple made anti consumer decisions

                      IcyJay30, 21 Dec 2020720p display on this big screen... ppi is perfect for polyg... moresuch a weird choice to give it a low res display, I guess to make it affordable they really had to cut corners!!!, the design of the back is really nice though (in my opinion)

                        Waiting to see how much the A32 5G will cost

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                          • Anonymous
                          • xq5
                          • 21 Dec 2020

                          Not worth.

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                            • NoOne
                            • 6p}
                            • 21 Dec 2020

                            Such dissapointing.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • fj%
                              • 21 Dec 2020

                              Everything about the phone looks worth buying, except for that horrible 4 tone back. It's horrible.

                                720p display on this big screen... ppi is perfect for polygon games :P.....
                                so many compromises just to put a good chipset.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PIG
                                  • 21 Dec 2020

                                  How shameful Samsung has even become
                                  Like their devices were meh at best before
                                  Now they're becoming worse
                                  Like they can't see the competition and the devices released?
                                  What is this? A 6.6 720p display and a high price for what? Never mind the cheap plastic they insist on using and the useless cameras they put

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                                    • Kostolac
                                    • swm
                                    • 21 Dec 2020

                                    "it is the quality of the photos that matter, not the looks of the camera island."

                                    If this were true, there would not be entire teams doing design and public opinion polls. When a woman buys a phone, how important do you think appearance is? The most important.

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                                      • cyber
                                      • S2D
                                      • 21 Dec 2020

                                      european unit comes with charger cable only

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                                        • LCQ
                                        • 21 Dec 2020

                                        My Samsung Galaxy Note 9 still rocks.