Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2017 | 2020, September 02 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2017 | Available. Released 2020, November 11 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Blue Coral, Gold | Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 195 g (6.88 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single/Dual SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 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 |
| 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 | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 2.1 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] | Adreno 619 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64/128/256 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP [Similar] | 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | 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 |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] |
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Unspecified |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, 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 | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 3300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |