Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

164.4 mm

163.7 mm
Width

75.9 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

193 g

220 g
Build features

-

Physical pop-up gaming triggers
Colors

Black, Gray, White

Black, Yellow

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.6 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

266 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

-

Scratch resistant
Display features

Infinity-U Display, Always-On Display, HDR10

Always-on display, 144Hz, 1300 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570

Single-core 3.0 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888/888+ 5G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 660
Memory RAM

4, 6, 8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1/SSD

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.97" , 0.7 µm, 79˚
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4

(telephoto macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

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

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

LED flash

LED flash
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

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

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

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes