Samsung Galaxy M42 5G vs Realme 8 5G
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Realme |
| Announced | |
| 2021, April 28 | 2021, April 22 |
| Status | |
| Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May 01 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May |
| Price | |
| Rs. 21,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray | Supersonic Blue, Supersonic Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) |
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 190 g (6.7 oz) | 185 g (6.53 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 3.1 | Realme UI 2.0 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 619 [Similar] | Mali-G57 MC2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 48 MP + 2 MP + 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 |
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide) HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G |
| 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, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 | 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |