Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Announced On:January, 2021

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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Announced On:September, 2021

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G	Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Price
EUR: €223	EUR: €240
USD: $184	USD: N/A
GBP: £172	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: Rs.176,499	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)	167.2 x 76.4 x 9 mm (6.58 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Colors
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink	Matte Aqua, Matte Black
Models
SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09	SM-E426B, SM-E426B/DS

Type
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Always-on display	TFT LCD, 90Hz
Size
6.2 inches, 94.1 cm² (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 104.9 cm² (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)	1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 SM-G991U1	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SM-G991U1	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

Internal Memory
Memory
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM	128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 128GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 3.1
Card Slot
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)	HSPA, LTE, 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video	Primary: 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.2, 115" (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm Third: 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	1152p@30fps
Selfie Camera
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Features: HDR Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) Video: 1080p@30fps

Radio
Multimedia
FM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)	FM radio, recording

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v11	Android OS, v11
Upgradable
Up to 4 major Android upgrades	Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 6.1	One UI core 5

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) USA/China	Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) USA/China	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 International Adreno 660 USA/China	Mali-G57 MC2
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG	Yes
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8) GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh	Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging
25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless	15W wired

Features
Additional Features
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search

SAR EU
Misc
0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)	0.94 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body)

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