Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A25 vs Oppo Reno13 (China)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Oppo
Announced 2020, September 02 December 2023 November 2024
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - December 2023 Coming Soon - November 2024
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue Black, Purple, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm
(6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)
157.9 x 74.7 x 7.2 mm
(6.22 x 2.94 x 0.28 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network 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
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.46 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 14 Android 15
User Interface One UI 2.1 One UI 6 ColorOS 15
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1280 (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x3.20 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.20 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 8350 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G68 Mali G615-MC6
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1000 Nits (HBM)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 1200 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1256 x 2760 pixels (460 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 84.42% 89.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Unspecified Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), AF
Panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired, PD 13.5W, UFCS 33W, PPS 33W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -