Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Google Pixel 4a

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Google
Announced
2020, September 02	2020, August 03
Status
Available. Released 2020, November 11	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20
Colors
Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray	Just Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)	144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm (5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
Weight
193 g (6.81 oz)	143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	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)
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor

Type
HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M Colour	16M colors
Size
6.6 inches [Similar]	5.81 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.18%	82.76%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1	Android 10.0
User Interface
One UI 2.1	-
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 619 [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	6GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC	No

Rear Camera
48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR	12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1	128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage
microSDXC	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
5000 mAh	3140 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-