Galaxy A42 Officially Launched, Samsung's Cheapest 5G Phone | Marhan.net - Samsung has finally launched the latest 5G smartphone in the Galaxy A family, the Galaxy A42 5G. This smartphone has to be the cheapest 5G phone from Samsung.
The Galaxy A42 5G has been officially introduced in the UK. This phone is powered by the latest Qualcomm chipset that was launched last month which is Snapdragon 750G. The chipset includes a 5G Snapdragon X52 5G modem chip.
“We are proud to launch a new class A smartphone with 5G technology. With that, we are committed to bringing 5G connectivity to more people,” said James Keto, Vice President of Sales, Samsung UK & Ireland.
Samsung is selling the Galaxy A42 5G in the UK at a more affordable price than 5G phones made by other companies, starting at £349, or about Rs 6.7 million.
The price is also cheaper than other Samsung 5G phones launched.
Like the Galaxy A71 5G, Galaxy A51 5G, and Galaxy S10 5G, which sell for launch prices of $599 (~Rs 8.7 million), $499 (~Rs 7.3 million) and $1,149 (16.8 million). Indonesian rupiah).
The Galaxy A42 5G will go on sale in the UK on November 6. Whether other countries will get the cheapest Samsung 5G phone or not is yet unknown.
Galaxy A42 5G specifications
Speaking a little bit about the specs, in terms of design, the Galaxy A42 5G measures 75.9 x 164.4 x 8.6mm and weighs 190g. The screen is Super AMOLED with a size of 6.6 inches and a resolution of HD Plus.
Like most Galaxy A models, this phone's display also features an Infinity U design, or a small "U" shaped fringe. The camera has a 20MP front camera (f/2.2) to support selfies or video calls.
While the back of the phone has an image of a different color. The lightest color is on the underside and darkest on the top. Three colors are available, Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White and Prism Dot Grey.
The back of the phone is decorated with four cameras and an LED flash. The four cameras consist of a 48MP main camera (f/1.8), an 8MP ultrawide camera (f/2.2), a 5MP depth sensor (f/2.4) and a 5MP macro (f/2.4).
Performance-wise, the Snapdragon 750G chipset is paired with three RAM options of 4GB, 6GB and 8GB and an internal memory option of 128GB, and that storage capacity can be expanded up to 1TB with a microSD card.
Other specs include a 5,000mAh battery that supports 15W charging, as well as a fingerprint scanner, as reported by TheVerge's Marhan.net on Tuesday (10/13/2020).
