Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
February 2020	2020, September 02
Status
Coming Soon - Q1 2020	Available. Released 2020, November 11
Colors
Black, Purple	Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (6.5 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)	164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
181.4 g (6.38.0.14 oz)	193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid 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	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100)	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
5G Network
5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6	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 (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android 10.0	Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
User Interface
-	One UI 2.1
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 650 [Similar]	Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC

Type
OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6	HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
6.5 inches [Similar]	6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)	720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.92%	84.18%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) Zeiss optics, panorama, HDR, eye tracking	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
Video
2160p@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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; USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
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
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-