Samsung Galaxy M42 5g vs Samsung Galaxy M56

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy M42 5G or Samsung Galaxy M56? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basi...s of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsSamsung Galaxy M42 5GSamsung Galaxy M56
Price20909.023499.0
Operating SystemAndroid v11Android 15
Display6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
Battery5000 mAh
Camera48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP And 20 MP50MP + 8MP + 2MP And 12MP
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Discounted price:₹23,499Original price:₹33,999
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Key Specs

Battery

5000 mAh -

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm) -

Front Camera

20 MP -

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G -

RAM

6 GB -

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP -

Audio

Audio Jack

- USB Type-C

Loudspeaker

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 5000mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 15W 45W fast charging

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(4G) -

Type

Li-ion Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Front Camera

- 12MP

Image Resolution

- 9000 x 7000 Pixels

Rear Camera

- 50MP + 8MP + 2MP

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

Back: Plastic -

Colours

Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray -

Height

164.4 mm -

Thickness

8.6 mm -

Weight

193 grams Below -

Width

75.9 mm -
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Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 -

Bezel-less display

Yes with notch -

Display Type

Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus

Pixel Density

266 ppi 386 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 Hz 120Hz

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+) 1080 x 2340 pixels

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm) 6.74-inch

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 % -

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch -

Front Camera

Autofocus

No -

Camera Setup

Single -

Flash

No -

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps -

General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

Samsung One UI -

Launch Date

May 1, 2021 April 17, 2025

Model

- Galaxy M56

Operating System

Android v11 Android 15

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Quad -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels -

OIS

No -

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 -

Sensor

S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps -

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 5.3

GPS

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

NFC

Yes -

Network Support

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

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 -

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 -

SIM Size

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

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging -

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit -

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570) -

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G -

Fabrication

8 nm -

Graphics

Adreno 619 Adreno 730

Processor

- Samsung Exynos 1480, Octa-core (4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.7 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz)

RAM

6 GB 8GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X -

RAM type

LPDDR4X -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes In-display

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen -

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical -

Other Sensors

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

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 1 TB -

Internal Memory

128 GB 128GB / 256GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1

User Available Storage

Up to 103 GB -

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