Samsung Galaxy A42 5G review

24 December 2020


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  • Anonymous
  • 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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    • Anonymous
    • n5a
    • 25 Dec 2020

    Panda eyes, 25 Dec 2020I love the design, Shame the A42 isn't compact like th... mores10e was perfect device basically 100,% same as the s10 with 1 less camera and side mounted fingerprint scanner which actually works better than underscreen
    only downside was battery life of whole s 10 series was average and they exynos was inferior

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      • Anonymous
      • r39
      • 25 Dec 2020

      720p seriously

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        • Anonymous
        • n5a
        • 25 Dec 2020

        IpsDisplay, 24 Dec 2020I keep telling ppl 720p is the sweet spot for performance b... morewith Samsung and other models you can drop resolution from qhd to Fhd to hd

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          • kadu
          • pmH
          • 25 Dec 2020

          A40 - a compact phone. A41 - stilo compact. A42 - a giant, 76mm wide. Heh, talking about consistency, Samsung.

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            • Anonymous
            • 6p}
            • 25 Dec 2020

            Only the price is a let down. Display isn't important for many folks. Other than that, it's great.

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              • yoby
              • tZ4
              • 25 Dec 2020

              The display is a bit disappointing really. i am used to FHD super amoled in samsumg edge 7 where everything looks smooth. But in this phone, somehow you see the different in display where you can see the pixels and looks rough . i dont understand why samsung downgrade the resolution in this phone. FHD would be better.

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                • ciaran
                • n5v
                • 25 Dec 2020

                hindisong.cc, 25 Dec 2020Bear with you or not. HD+ is never acceptable for any reaso... moreA screen this small is simply not enough space to appreciate the difference in pixel count. Even if you're used to a FHD phone screen, You likely won't notice anything (Like I do, As somebody who regularly used both)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • u1I
                  • 25 Dec 2020

                  Oppaii, 24 Dec 2020The most expensive 720p hmmmmmThat would be the iPhone 11

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                    • Duke
                    • fuv
                    • 25 Dec 2020

                    Also why it has en exceptional performance apart from its low screen resolution is that it has a Graphite heat spreader/dissipator where the Chipset rest,all the 2020 A series Galaxy phones do not have a heat spreader,even the foremost Galaxy A71 has a basic set-up,no heat spreader.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • XWg
                      • 25 Dec 2020

                      Damn... The display resolution is deal breaker. Over

                        Seems like a great phone to me. I own a m51. Also good phone.

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                          • fu%
                          • 25 Dec 2020

                          6 not

                            Bear with you or not. HD+ is never acceptable for any reason whatsoever.

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                              • Jan de la Craiova
                              • 0U3
                              • 25 Dec 2020

                              They must name it A32 ,because the bad display.
                              The series A4x start with a FHD display.
                              Buying decision for me is the display: I don't buy phones under FHD display!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • YQA
                                • 25 Dec 2020

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                                Nice bait i do use the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

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                                  • Prashant
                                  • Dkb
                                  • 25 Dec 2020

                                  Premium phone.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • m5c
                                    • 25 Dec 2020

                                    Looks good

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • T7X
                                      • 25 Dec 2020

                                      [deleted post]Okay.
                                      Bye.

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                                        • L2W
                                        • 25 Dec 2020

                                        IpsDisplay, 24 Dec 2020I keep telling ppl 720p is the sweet spot for performance b... moreThe sweet spot for performance is always to go with the lowest resolution, I think you'd want to rephrase it as sweet spot between performance and image quality.

                                        I don't buy that 720p is some new sweet spot in 2020. For a smaller 4.7 inch panel like the iPhone SE 2020, 750p is ok, not great. For these growing 6.5+ inch devices, no, 720p is not some kind of new sweet spot. You'll notice pixels even easier on an AMOLED display like in the A42 than on an IPS display of the same resolution.

                                        The sweet spot should be 1080p for everything in the 6.5 inch size range and the option to go with 1440p for flagships.