Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
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- SPT06
- kcb
- 10 Sep 2022
I have had this phone for 1 year and 4 months. I spent $400 on this and I do not regret it. I encountered no issue, no bug, no weird things except 1 or 2 times it froze, and I just simply restarted the phone. The camera is okay, works at very low light conditions, the chrome loading speed is decent, and the operation is overall very smooth. The call quality is decent and I do not encounter anybody telling me I sound like a robot. Noting is wrong with Bluetooth earbuds (Samsung, sony, and Beats). I still have over a day of battery or at least still have power before the night when I get home after a lot of GPS, wifi, and Bluetooth usage. Speaker is good for calls and videos. For a $400 phone, what more can you ask for? A $1000 phone probably gives u $150 max worth of extra improvement in terms of functionality and I am being generous. Unless you really need that extra power in CPU (usually means heat and reduce the battery life as well) and/ or camera or you really like to game on a phone (which I would suggest you go spend it on a graphic card), then yea, pay that extra $600. I think most people sohuld be happy with this phone or similar midrange phones.
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- Mark-S
- 4Z@
- 05 Sep 2022
Oddball phone in the A midranger lineup.
I swear by this phone.
All the negative reviews make no sense.
It is not a flagship and was never meant to be.
Design is typical.
One really needs to take a magnifying glass to even really notice any difference in the resolution.
Notch at the top is not annoying.
Only the 60hz screen refresh got dated quick.
Has slot for micro SD, headphone jack which many phones don't have nowadays.
Not a really premium build but that's why cases are made.
Have not really noticed anything really negative about this phone.
It fills its role well.
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- Mark-S
- 4Z@
- 05 Sep 2022
Dan, 24 Aug 2021Super long standby time. At least future proof for 5G. Don&... moreThis phone has absolutely no issues that many other commenters are whining about.
Other than the 60hz screen which got dated really quick, this phone has everything I would want in a decent midranger.
The display is just fine. Even with a lower end resolution one really needs to put a magnifying glass to notice even a slight difference.
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- Anonymous
- gNE
- 31 Aug 2022
jetlag, 20 Aug 2022I absolutely hate this phone. It's a piece of crap. ... moreIf you are an iOS user and switch to Android. Then of course you would think bad of it because you don't know the OS of an Android. Stop writing bad reviews because you do not understand something.
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- Kurkus54
- GCt
- 23 Aug 2022
Anonymous, 26 Jan 2022In my opinion the critics are very ol because right now i s... more"andbothers withput it biggying ."??
comment makes no sense
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- jetlag
- q9x
- 20 Aug 2022
I absolutely hate this phone. It's a piece of crap. When this piece of junk is paid off, i will go back to my iPhone. it's disgusting to have to figure out anything on this contraption. Really it should be pulled off the market.
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- Srinivasan
- JFB
- 25 Jul 2022
Bunch of bugs
Every Update has new issues
One of the worst product
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- Slydiggidy
- jsB
- 29 Jun 2022
Gakaxy A42 5G......I expected better. Anyti.e I am on google I get these adds and pop-ups that redirect me. Had to get add block for that but still opens a page for it. Where is the protection.
Had to search all over the place to figure out how to turn rotate screen back on...why would it switch to a diff icon (portrait). How retarded...blue is on gray is off use the same icon.
Tons of Spam calls...dunno why I pay to recieve bullshit calls but im tired of it.
Its ok but ill never get a Samsung again. Go Apple...least they protect from stuff or used to.
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- desert breezes
- jQc
- 26 Jun 2022
was a phone i got from spectrum...... This by far is the worst phone I have ever purchased. I dont understand this phone has had so many positive reviews. If i were not still paying on it, I would throw it in the trash.......buyer beware you will regret it...
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- Anonymous
- t75
- 03 Jun 2022
Bruh how come this doesn't have always on but Other A series has
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- Anonymous
- 3rD
- 23 May 2022
Cheryl Garrett, 05 Dec 2021Does this phone support always on display?No, Worst smart phone of my life....
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- Srinivasan Sm
- 6u9
- 20 Apr 2022
Initially all (5G network) calls were not attended but amounts got detected, telecom isv will have call history where we didn't attend calls.
Wifi frequently going off and mobile data consumed.
Frequently restarting after android 12 update.
Recommended not to buy this device.
Bugs Bugs and Bugs on every update
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- komi
- gmb
- 20 Apr 2022
Anonymous, 14 Oct 2021I bought this phone last september and I like it a lot. The... morei want to know the battry is really good long
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- minx
- fxU
- 06 Mar 2022
A42 , 23 Feb 2022After update to android 12 today, all apps with fingerprint... moreSame here. Some apps couldn't read biometric data in android12
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- A42
- tRe
- 23 Feb 2022
After update to android 12 today, all apps with fingerprint access unable to use. Someone pls help.
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- Flaniel
- nxv
- 22 Feb 2022
manas, 23 Jan 2021hello it is very good smartphone i will buy it alsoSplendid
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- Anonymous
- q5q
- 15 Feb 2022
MikeQ1W, 29 Jan 2022Doesn't this device only have 3 cameras on the rear?One of the cameras has 2 lens sets for normal and macro photos.
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- Samsungneveragain
- 83U
- 07 Feb 2022
I've had two Samsung galaxy phones and they seem to disappoint me every time. I received this as work phone and have found the following flaws:
- Touchscreen is not working well, hard to open with fingerprint
- Although equipped with Snapdragon 750 5G, the phone feels slow and unresponsive
- Logs you out from every single application every day
- Large and not very aesthetic
- Really not liking the galaxy theme. Not intuitive.
Some positives:
- OK camera which works in low light
- QR code reader readily installed
- Good storage, good battery life
If you want a good android phone, this is not your choice.
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- MR. J
- sxs
- 03 Feb 2022
I have this phone for almost 1 year now, an HD display is not a big deal, the Snapdragon 750 5G, Super AMOLED display, 5,000mAh Batt. and a 6GB RAM + 4GB Ram plus support with a long time System update support upto One UI 4.0 is really much a big deal, besides it is a Gaming Midrange Monster, After a several big software updates it doesn't even got slowed down a bit, still a very good smartphone, A future proof midrange gaming device with a beefy battery.
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- MikeQ1W
- r%t
- 29 Jan 2022
Doesn't this device only have 3 cameras on the rear?