Samsung Galaxy M42 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Samsung Galaxy M42 - moving for the better

The A-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung evokes controversial emotions among fans of Android devices. On the one hand, the buyer gets beautiful products from a well-known A-brand, not deprived of a number of competitive advantages, on the other hand, the mentioned phones are often upset with mediocre performance and the same photographic capabilities. The hero of today's review eliminates these shortcomings while maintaining a democratic pricing policy.

The appearance of the novelty has changed slightly in comparison with last year's representatives of the line, but such a situation cannot be called minuses. A borderless 6.6-inch AMOLED screen with a built-in fingerprint scanner, coupled with a selfie camera in the upper left corner and a stylish block of four cameras, are trying in every possible way to disguise the phablet as a flagship. However, the plastic case quickly puts everything in its place. But the AMOLED display turned out to be extremely competitive. The combination of high resolution FullHD + , good brightness and contrast settings will appeal to most users, and the refresh rate of 90 hertz will not be superfluous. Only people susceptible to the PWM effect will be upset by the lack of DC Dimming technology, the rest will like the applied AMOLED panel.

Balanced technical characteristics in the face of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690G processor, 6GB / 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 619 video accelerator are an amazing choice of the manufacturer, which will delight both thrifty gamers and other Android users. So, the chipset supports 5G networks, the introduction of which will happen very soon in many countries, has good gaming power for resource-intensive applications with medium graphics settings. And with the energy efficiency of the CPU, everything is in order. A capacious 6000mAh battery allows you to hope for 10-12 hours of active screen time from a single charge, or even more. There are no problems with the amount of internal storage. 64 / 128GB of ROM expandable with microSD cards .

One thing you shouldn't worry about is the quality of daytime photography. The main 64-, 8- and 2-megapixel (pair) modules, led by the Sony IMX 682, will accurately reproduce the color rendition and detail of the captured objects. Evening shooting also lends itself to cameras, but the noise can no longer be avoided. Other advantages include Android 11 and NFC contactless payments. As a result, we have a device that will not disappoint with functionality, beauty of the exterior and autonomy. What else do you need to be happy? Perhaps only the glass back panel.