Samsung just launched the Galaxy F42 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in the F series in India, as it had announced. It packs a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Infinity-V notch and 90Hz refresh rate, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, has a 64MP rear camera, 5MP ultra-wide camera and 2MP depth sensor.
It runs Android 11 with OneUI 3.1, features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, has a plastic back and packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging.
Samsung Galaxy F42 5G specifications
- 6.6-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-V LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 700 7nm processor (Dual 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- Android 11 with OneUI Core 3.1
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 5MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos
- Dimensions: 167.2 x 76.4 x 9mm; Weight: 203g
- 5G SA/ NSA (N1, N3, N5, N7, N8, N20, N28,N38, N40, N41, N78, N79), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 15W fast charging
The Samsung Galaxy F42 5G comes in Matte Black and Matte Blue colours and is priced at Rs. 20,999 for the 6GB + 128GB version and the 8GB + 128GB version costs Rs. 22,999. As a part of introductory offer, it will be available at Rs. 17,999 and Rs. 19,999, respectively when it goes on sale on Flipkart from October 2nd as a part of Big Billion Days sale.
Commenting on the launch, Aditya Babbar, Senior Director and Head, Mobile Marketing, Samsung India, said:
Galaxy F series debuted last year with the promise of ‘Full On’ smartphone for our Gen Z and millennial consumers’ ‘Full on’ lifestyle. Continuing with the philosophy of delivering superior & differentiated experiences today and in the future, we are happy to launch the first 5G ready F series smartphone, Galaxy F42 5G – The #FullOnLegend. Galaxy F42 5G comes with segment leading features like 6.6” FHD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate, versatile 64MP triple camera and powerful MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor to deliver a complete package. And with 12 band- 5G support, consumers can be assured that they will be among the first to experience the benefits of 5G.