Lower mid-range · 2021

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

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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 (5000mAh), 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

750G 5G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G NFC

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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

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 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 750G 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

385,000

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 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 · 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 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1

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

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

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, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n41, n78

Build & Design

190 g · 8.6 mm

Height

164.4 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

190 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 13

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

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

385k 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 · 190 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 4 losses

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution

Lower benchmark score

385k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper 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 · 190 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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