Samsung Galaxy M42 5G Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G - it could be a hit

It's amazing how the impression of a perfectly balanced smartphone can be overshadowed by a few major flaws. The Korean company Samsung tried to combine in the hero of today's review almost everything that a potential bestseller should have, but something clearly went wrong.

The appearance of the novelty is not bad, but it has a number of outdated things like a 20-megapixel selfie camera in the shape of a drop, the block of four photo modules on the plastic back panel also looks not quite relevant. On the other hand, the 6.6-inch AMOLED screen is almost bezel-less and has a not-so-bad fingerprint scanner. Unfortunately, it is in the screen that a serious drawback of the gadget lies. For a device in the middle price segment, an AMOLED panel with a low resolution of 1600x720 pixels is a rare and frankly unpleasant phenomenon. Small fonts lose their sharpness, the picture is friable, individual pixels are visible. Excellent brightness and contrast somewhat improve the final result, but they still do not overlap the disadvantages of the display.

But the manufacturer decided not to save on technical characteristics. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor, 6GB / 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 619 video accelerator are an excellent combination even for resource-intensive games. Fans of PUBG, Fortnite, Genshin Impact will enjoy the projects listed without any jams, even medium-high graphics settings will be available. At the same time, the chipset is distinguished by support for 5G networks and energy efficiency. CPU performance will be noticeable in day-to-day operations such as launching applications, using the Android 11 interface, surfing the web, watching movies and video clips. All the necessary information can be stored on 128GB of ROM and MicroSD cards .

On the photographic side, the gadget tries to match its opponents. The camera quartet is represented by the main 48-megapixel sensor and auxiliary 8- (wide-angle) and 5-megapixel (macromodule and portrait photosensor) photo modules. Although optical stabilization and laser autofocus are absent, you can get acceptable pictures not only during the day, but also in the evening. Color rendition is carefully preserved, like most details, but when lighting deteriorates, there is quite a lot of noise. The battery capacity is 5000mAh . Optimized software and economical AMOLED display provide up to 10-12 hours of active screen time. There are also NFC contactless payments, but the developer did not install stereo sound and a headphone jack. Thus, we got a powerful and technologically advanced device that has tangible problems with the displayed image. The phablet may not be forgiven for such an oversight.