Samsung Galaxy A42 5G review

24 December 2020


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  • 29 Dec 2020

Anonymous, 28 Dec 2020The 720p oled screen contributes to the great battery life. Oh I know, the low-res pentile AMOLED is too much of a compromise for me.

    Interesting phone. Shame for 720p, and no AOD tho. While I can life with that as with most of my old phone. But as with my all of my old phone i need Notification light. So I might have to pass on this one.

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      • PZa
      • 28 Dec 2020

      Dan, 28 Dec 2020Great battery endurance, too bad about the screenThe 720p oled screen contributes to the great battery life.

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        • 2Wn
        • 28 Dec 2020

        Great battery endurance, too bad about the screen

          JES, 25 Dec 2020The sweet spot for performance is always to go with the low... moreNative 720p has significant battery life gains

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            • Anonymous
            • TRF
            • 27 Dec 2020

            Mi 10T Lite better

              Jk19, 26 Dec 2020Poor speaker test results, average screen brightness, and O... moreEven an IPS LCD with FHD would’ve been better..

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                • fCI
                • 26 Dec 2020

                Poor speaker test results, average screen brightness, and OMG HD screen are a big letdown given a $130 phone also claims FHD screens so y this compromise?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • RIL
                  • 26 Dec 2020

                  So far if that batt life tests really didn't deviate too much, then as far as I'm concerned this is the 5G phone to get NOW. BATTERY LIFE is the only parameter that matters for me next to long term use until 5G gets rolled out in my country Malaysia. Problem is it's about 2 and a half years away at best. But this remains a promising option, if not people can still instead choose a decent enough last gen 4G flagship that should be getting saner markdowns now, hold on to that for a bit then trade up to 2022/23 models. I'm old enough to know that even when proper 5G arrives, net stability and coverage are the 2 things most telcos are gonna fail at in their 1st year anyways.....

                  Why? Because I'm just about had it with these so-called "Android OEM partners"... even more so with fancier and pricier flagships. Smartphone users and consumers are getting screwed over every year. Now Samsung and Xiaomi both already (as feared and predictably) hinted that they're doing that shitty Apple way of NOT gonna bundle a charger in the box.

                  When you look at user ROI that way, hell I myself might even consider a new iPhone 11 I dgaf because I KNOW that'll at least get roughly 3-4 years more of iOS updates.

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                    • 3kp
                    • 26 Dec 2020

                    I love all batteryfonz

                      the back reminded me of the TETRIS console

                        MrHong, 25 Dec 2020It's A13 not A14 lolOops!, I don't use iPhones so mistake is easy to make!!

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                          • 26 Dec 2020

                          Shiny Dave, 25 Dec 2020For me 1080p is the sweet spot for most sizes right now. My... moreYea. I can't imagine using a 720p phone. With such a large display, everything will look a bit blurry

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                            • 25 Dec 2020

                            I have been waiting for the A42 5g here in the Philippines but it's not available in Samsung stores.

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                              • 25 Dec 2020

                              Anonymous, 25 Dec 2020what an ugly phone...yes I agree,it is ugly!

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                                • mpm
                                • 25 Dec 2020

                                JES, 25 Dec 2020The sweet spot for performance is always to go with the low... moreFor me 1080p is the sweet spot for most sizes right now. My A70 is on the large side even by today's standards at 6.7", but I haven't had any pixellation concerns despite having had a 1440p phone in the past and genuinely struggling with the pixellation on the 17" 1280x1024 work monitor I had at the time.

                                720p would be a much more noticeable downgrade at that size, but in a more compact screen it'd still clear the 300ppi mark and be a modest tradeoff at worst. That also would be a good fit for the A4x name.

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                                  • 8uS
                                  • 25 Dec 2020

                                  60Hz over 250€ is an automatic deal breaker to me at this point, the 720p is just an insult to an injury.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • JG4
                                    • 25 Dec 2020

                                    what an ugly phone...

                                      Anonymous, 25 Dec 2020s10e was perfect device basically 100,% same as the s10 w... moreI have the s10 and agree regarding battery, I get about 4-5hrs sot, lasts me a day, battery drains slightly when idle. Performance is great and compact!!!.

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                                        • rJr
                                        • 25 Dec 2020

                                        Panda eyes, 25 Dec 2020iPhone SE 2020 has 720p 4.8 inch LCD display with a14 bioni... moreA13 bionic actually

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