Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018)
samsung galaxy j7 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
samsung galaxy a42 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2018 2020, September 02
Status Coming Soon - July 2018 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Price Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 193 g (6.81 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)
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
User Interface Samsung Experience One UI 2.1
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core, Exynos 7570 [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T720 MP1 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 84.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 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 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, 4G, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 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 microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -