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Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Samsung Galaxy S10e

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), screen 6.6", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S10e 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) USA/LATAM, screen 5.8", with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 82.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 83.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 438 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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, (depth) 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Mali-G76 MP12 EMEA -Adreno 640 USA/LATAM, China
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 340698
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4253
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9787
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7336
Antutu 8 score 409277
GeekBench 5 Single Core 690
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2433
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 142.2 Х 69.9 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 193 g 150 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 360 EUR 780 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10+ -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy A42 5G
  • Screen 6.6"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S10e
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • External memory microSD GB