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Samsung Galaxy M42 5g Vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Fe 256gb

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy M42 5G or Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 256GB? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery c ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

5000 mAh 4500 mAh

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Front Camera

20 MP 32 MP

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Samsung Exynos 2100

RAM

6 GB 8 GB

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 4500 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 15W Yes, Fast, 25W: 50 % in 30 minutes

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(4G) Up to 39 Hours(4G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Plastic Back: Plastic

Colours

Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray White, Lavender, Graphite, Olive

Height

164.4 mm 155.7 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

8.6 mm 7.9 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

193 grams Below 177 grams

Width

75.9 mm 74.5 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with notch Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

- 1200 nits

Display Type

Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Pixel Density

266 ppi 403 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+) 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm) 6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 % 86.49 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

No No

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

No -

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera 32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

Samsung One UI Samsung One UI

Launch Date

May 1, 2021 (Official) January 11, 2022 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11 Android v12

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Quad Triple

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

No Yes

Resolution

48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera 5 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera 12 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(76 mm focal length, 1µm pixel size)

Sensor

S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 60 fps 1920x1080 @ 240 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps

Video Recording Features

- Dual Video Recording Slo-motion

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 1.098 W/kg

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570) Octa core (2.91 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 + 2.81 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 + 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Samsung Exynos 2100

Fabrication

8 nm 5 nm

Graphics

Adreno 619 Mali-G78 MP14

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR5

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 1 TB No

Internal Memory

128 GB 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 103 GB Up to 220 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Mobile Recommender to check scores of the recommended Mobiles for you.

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