| Samsung Galaxy A42 5G  | VS | Samsung Galaxy A23 5G  | 
	
		| November 11, 2020 | Released: | September 02, 2022 | 
	
		| Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4 | Operating System: | Android 12, One UI 4.1 | 
	
		| Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray | Colors: | Black, White, Peach, Blue | 
	
		| SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N | Models: | SM-A236U, SM-A236U1, SM-A236B, SM-A236B/DS, SM-A236B/DSN | 
	
		| 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G | Network Speed: | 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G | 
	
		| Display | 
	
		| 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (84.3% screen-to-body ratio) | Size: | 6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (82.5% screen-to-body ratio) | 
	
		| 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (266 ppi density) | Resolution: | 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (400 ppi density) | 
	
		| Super AMOLED | Type: | PLS LCD, 120Hz | 
	
		|  | Protection: | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | 
	
		| Body | 
	
		| 164.4
                                    mm (6.47 in) | Height: | 165.4 mm (6.51 in) | 
	
		| 75.9
                                    mm (2.99 in) | Width: | 76.9 mm (3.03 in) | 
	
		| 8.6
                                    mm (0.34 in) | Thickness: | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 
	
		| 193 g | Weight: | 197 g | 
	
		| No | Water Resistant: | No | 
	
		|  | Material: | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back | 
	
		| Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | SIM: | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 
	
		| Rear Camera | 
	
		| 4 | Number of Cameras: | 4 | 
	
		| 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, f/2.4, (depth) | Camera Resolutions: | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5″, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) | 
	
		| 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps | Video Resolution: | 1080p@30fps | 
	
		| LED flash, panorama, HDR | Features: | LED flash, panorama, HDR | 
	
		| Front (Selfie) Camera | 
	
		| 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | Camera Resolutions: | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) - USA
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide) - International | 
	
		| 1080p@30fps | Video Resolution: | 1080p@30fps | 
	
		| HDR | Features: |  | 
	
		| Battery | 
	
		| Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable | Battery Capacity: | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable | 
	
		| Fast charging 15W | Charging: | Fast charging 25W | 
	
		| Hardware | 
	
		| Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) | Chipset: | Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) | 
	
		| Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) | Processor: | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) | 
	
		| Adreno 619 | GPU: | Adreno 619 | 
	
		| 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | Memory: | 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 
	
		| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | Memory Card Slot: | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | 
	
		| Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Sensors: | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only) | 
	
		| FM radio | Radio: | FM radio | 
	
		| Yes | Audio Jack 3.5 mm: | Yes | 
	
		|  | Other: | Virtual proximity sensing | 
	
		| Network & Connectivity | 
	
		| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi: | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
	
		| 5.0, A2DP, LE | Bluetooth: | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 
	
		| USB Type-C 2.0 | USB: | USB Type-C 2.0 | 
	
		| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | 
	
		| Yes | NFC: | Yes | 
	
		| 5G / LTE / HSPA / GSM | Technology: | 5G / LTE / HSPA / GSM |