Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Galaxy A41
42
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38
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A42 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 750 5G) that was released on September 2, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A41, which is powered by Mediatek Helio P65 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A42
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3500 mAh
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (436K versus 253K)
- Shows 39% longer battery life (26:28 vs 19:03 hours)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 750 5G
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A41
- 62% higher pixel density (431 vs 266 PPI)
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (628 against 575 nits)
- Weighs 41 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.1 mm narrower
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.7% | 98.4% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 9.5 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A42
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Galaxy A41
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 69.8 mm (2.75 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 152 g (5.36 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750 5G | Mediatek Helio P65 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 694 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Arm Mali-G52 2EEMC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS | ~78.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 829 | 502 |
| Multi-core score | 2044 | 1543 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 176341 | 122665 |
| GPU | 68939 | 16495 |
| Memory | 73319 | 70694 |
| UX | 117699 | 43851 |
| Total score | 436298 | 253705 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6278 |
| Video editing | - | 4970 |
| Photo editing | - | 11334 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5210 |
| Writing score | - | 6764 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A42
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Jason Baker) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 828 / 1875 |
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Jason Baker) | AnTuTu 11 | 556264 |
Samsung Galaxy A41
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-27 (Peppa228) | AnTuTu 11 | 253705 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 3.1 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 18.9 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (27% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:01 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:34 hr | 07:30 hr |
| Watching video | 15:12 hr | 12:31 hr |
| Gaming | 06:09 hr | 04:48 hr |
| Standby | 132 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#124th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HA | Samsung S5K4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC5035 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-2021 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.78" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.9 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2020 | March 2020 |
| Release date | November 2020 | April 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $365 | $220 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A42 |
| SAR (head) | 1.15 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.33 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A42 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 158