Samsung Galaxy M42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41

LTE
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.4 mm

154.9 mm
Width

75.9 mm

67.1 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

13.4 mm
Height unfolded

-

155.1 mm
Width unfolded

-

130.1 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

6.3 mm
Weight

190 g

253 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IPX8, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Colors

Black, Gray

Black, Blue, Gray, Green

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570

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

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

1 TB

-
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1.0 µm, 23 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

-
Primary camera video

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

8K@24fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), 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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

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
Cover camera

10 MP, 24 mm, f/2.2 , 1.22 µm, 1/3"

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

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes