Samsung Galaxy M42 5G | Specifications & Review

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G - Full Specifications and In-depth Review

Samsung Galaxy M42

     Samsung Galaxy M42 5G is a new addition to their M series and it is one of the most affordable 5G smartphones in the market.

    Over the last 1-2 years we have seen Samsung disparately trying to grab the Indian Smartphone market which was almost got grabbed by Redmi & Realme.

    We all know the reason why Redmi & Realme succeeded in the market - all thanks to their value for money mobiles. Samsung also tried this trick. That's why the company brought out series like - M series, F series & A series.

In this article, we are going to have a look at the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy M42 5G smartphone. And also I am here, as always, to review it.

Performance of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G:

Processor :

The processor used in this smartphone is Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G. Obviously, it is a 5G processor. There are 8 cores in this processor. It has a maximum 2.2 GHz clock speed on dual-core.

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RAM and ROM:

The base variant of this mobile phone comes with 6 GB RAM & 128 GB ROM.

However, you can upgrade the storage of it if you need more. The ROM storage of this smartphone is upgradeable up to 1 TB.

For your information, the operating system with some preinstalled apps (bloatwares) consumes about 20 GB of storage.

Unless you use need to use the mobile as an external hard disk drive, I am pretty much sure that you don't need to use a 1 TB microSD card.

Camera of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G:

The all-new Samsung Galaxy M42 5G has a quad-camera setup. The primary camera sensor used in this phone is a 48 MP camera sensor.

The other cameras used are an 8-megapixel camera for ultra-wide image, a 5-megapixel macro camera for clicking images of small objects from a very close distance and a 5-megapixel depth-sensing camera for blurring out background objects while clicking portrait shots.

It has a 20 MP front-facing camera.

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Camera review of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G:

So far what I have noticed that the camera performance of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G is not up to the mark. However, you will get decent pictures in normal clicks but all these images lack minor details. However, the portraits clicked using the front camera are really great.

Display of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G:

Like most of the flagship smartphones, Samsung Galaxy M42 5G has a 6.6 inches Super AMOLED display.

The refresh rate of the display is 60 Hz and it has a pixel density of 266 PPI. But, the resolution of the display is not much impressive, Samsung Galaxy M42 5G has a display resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels.

The image quality of this display is satisfactory.

Battery & Charging:

A massive 5000 mAh battery has been used in this phone.

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G supports fast charging. The company provides a 15 watts in-box fast charger.

But, in my option, Samsung should use at-leats a 20-watt fast charger to charge this mega 5000 mAh battery

Operating System of Samsung Galaxy M42 5G:

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G runs on One UI 3.1 that is based on Android 11. From my personal point of view, I really liked Samsung's one UI for its clean interface and additional features. But, there are some preinstalled practically useless Samsung apps that come with this OS.

Conclusion:

Overall, Samsung Galaxy M42 5G is a great choice if you are looking for an affordable 5G smartphone in the range of ₹ 20,000.