Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced 2020, September 02 September 2024 September 2025
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming Soon - October 2024 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price - Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 134,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Blue, Graphite, Gray, Mint, Yellow Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep 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)
162 x 77.3 x 8 mm
(6.38 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs, SIM & eSIM, 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 model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
LTE LTE
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
SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.86 W/kg (head)
1.29 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical),
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 14 iOS 26
User Interface One UI 2.1 One UI 6.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) 10-core 3.11 GHz, Exynos 2400e (4 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
GPU Adreno 619 Xclipse 940 Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 512 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC No No

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.18% 87.84% 90.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone 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, 24mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS [Similar]
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, 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 (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
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 2.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSDXC No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, PD, QC2, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless
Reverse wireless
Li-Ion 3988 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 4700 mAh 4252 mAh
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