Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note10 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2019 2020, September 02 2021, March 17
Status Coming Soon - August 2019 Available. Released 2020, November 11 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Price Rs. 69,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 203 g (7.16 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) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
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)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) 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
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
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Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 11
User Interface One UI One UI 2.1 One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China, Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Adreno 619 Adreno 618
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.58% 84.18% 84.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-1.8-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 2160p@30fps [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 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 (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 20W (market dependent)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity 3500 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
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