Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A71 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced April 2020 2020, September 02 December 2023
Status Coming Soon - April 2020 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - December 2023
Colors Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver, Prism Cube Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.4 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 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
5G Network 5G SA/NSA 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
SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 14
User Interface One UI 2.0 One UI 2.1 One UI 6
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55), Exynos 980 (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP5 Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.25% 84.18% 84.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
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
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A; 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
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 Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 4500 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -