Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - global

LTE
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.4 mm

147.7 mm
Width

75.9 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

193 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Gray, White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.6 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

266 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

Infinity-U Display, Always-On Display, HDR10

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 619

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
Memory RAM

4, 6, 8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64, 128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

1 TB

400 GB
Storage

UFS 2.1

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Main camera
Camera type

Quad

-
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity