Samsung Galaxy F42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

5G band 1, 3, 20, 41, 77, 78, 79, 81 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Class 33

Yes
EDGE

Class 33

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM and eSIM
Height

167.2 mm

85.1 mm
Width

76.4 mm

71.9 mm
Thickness

9 mm

15.1 mm
Height unfolded

-

165.1 mm
Width unfolded

-

71.9 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

6.9 mm
Weight

203 g

187 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IPX8, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Colors

Aqua, Black

Blue, Cream, Graphite, Gray, Green, Lavender, Mint, Yellow

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.8 µm, 24 mm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 115˚ , 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, night mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.2 , 85˚ , 26 mm, 1.22 µm
Selfie camera features

-

Autofocus, face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes