Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung	Samsung
Announced
February 2019	2020, September 02	2021, March 17
Status
Coming Soon - April 2019	Available. Released 2020, November 11	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Colors
Prism White	Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm (6.4 x 3.04 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
198 g (6.98 oz)	193 g (6.81 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM	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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	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	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
5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78	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	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

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 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, 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 Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, 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)

Type
Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6	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
6.7 inches	6.6 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3040 pixels (502 ppi)	720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
89.40%	84.18%	84.78%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP + TOF	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/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) TOF camera 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/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF TOF camera Dual video call, Auto-HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G	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

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity
4500 mAh	5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-	-
Talk Time
-	-	-