Mid-range · 2020

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 145000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦145,000 to ₦195,000 · 8 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A12's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

750 5G 4 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · Super AMOLED · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

570 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

392,400

GeekBench

1,910

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Kryo 570 (Cortex A77) 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 570 (Cortex A55) 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM2, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A12 , Samsung Galaxy A21s

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

144:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Below average (-30.1 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Below average (-30.1 LUFS)

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n40, n41, n78

Build & Design

193 g · 8.6 mm

Height

164.4 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

193 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 720 × 1600 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

78% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

392k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 193 g vs 164 g

₦275k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

392k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 193 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

8 sellers·New from ₦145,000·Used from ₦150,000

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦168,000

Papi's Gadgets

6.7 yrs · 19 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦173,000

Fair for used

Imperial Technologies

7.7 yrs · 50 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦190,000

Universal Gadget And Gears Ltd

8.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦195,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦145,000

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AM. BUA GENERAL MARCHANT

5.1 yrs · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦159,500

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Descom Digital Ventures

2 feedback · 128GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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