Though the market is already dominated by Samsung A-Series and M-Series and now, the company is also focusing on F-Series. Samsung Nepal had launched Galaxy F22 earlier this year and now, Samsung Galaxy F42 has arrived in Nepal. Samsung has dropped the price of the Galaxy F42 5G heavily in Nepal. Let’s find out the detailed specs, features, and Samsung Galaxy F42 5G price in Nepal.
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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G Overview
Sad but true, most of the Samsung mid-range devices share the same design and some too have the same specs. This new Galaxy F42 5G is based on Galaxy A22 5G means it has the same design and minor changes in specs.
Design/Display
Not a new design as this new Galaxy F42 5G reminds us of existing Galaxy M or A-Series smartphones. It has a textured back finish with a square-shaped camera bump at the top-left corner. On the front, this device has a water-drop notch which is disappointing as we wish it has included a punch-hole cutout for smartphones costing more than Rs. 30K in Nepal.
It comes in a 6.6-inches TFT LCD display with the support of 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. This display has a 20:9 aspect ratio, 399 PPI density but most importantly, it has a 90Hz refresh rate. The display is protected by glass but a variant of Gorilla Glass is not specified.
Performance
The popularity of Dimensity chipset is growing especially in mid-range smartphones and Galaxy F42 5G is no exception. Samsung Galaxy F42 5G is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G. It’s the same processor that powers Poco M3 Pro 5G. It is an octa-core processor based on 7 nm technology with a max clock speed of up to 2.2GHz. Also, have a look at the best 5G phones in Nepal.
Mali-G57 MC2 GPU is coupled with the chipset for handling graphics of the smartphone. Onto the memory, it has 6/8GB RAM variants and storage of 128GB. The storage can be expandable via a dedicated MicroSD slot. It is running on Android 11 with One UI 3.1 as the User Interface of the device.
Camera
Samsung Galaxy F42 5G flaunts a triple rear camera fitted inside the square camera bump with the corner occupied by an LED flash. The rear camera is led by a 64 MP Primary Wide lens and supported by a 5MP ultrawide lens with 115˚ FOV and a 2MP Depth Sensor. On the front, it has a single 8MP Selfie camera. Both cameras can record video at 1080@30fps.
Battery & Others
The smartphone arrives with a non-removable Li-Po 5000mAh battery and gets support from 15W fast charging as well as a USB Type-C 2.0 port. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor with other sensors as an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass. Only two colors are available to choose from Blue and Black.
The Connectivity options of the Samsung Galaxy F42 5G includes a Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), 5G network, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, USB Type-C 2.0, FM radio, stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Samsung Galaxy F42 5G Technical Specifications
- Display: a 6.6 inches Full HD+ IPS LCD display, screen resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 20:9 aspect ratio, 399 PPI pixel density,
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset; 7nm mobile platform
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G57 MC2
- RAM: 6/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
- Memory: Internal storage of 128GB; expandable Via Dedicated microSD card slot
- Software: One UI 3.1 on top of Android 11
- Rear Camera: Triple Camera Setup
- 64 MP primary camera, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF
- 8 MP Ultra wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aperture, FOV 115°
- 2 MP depth sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 1.75μm pixel size
- LED Flash, HDR
- Rear Video: up to 1080p@30fps
- Front Camera: 8 MP Selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1.12 μm
- Front Video: up to 1080p@30fps
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Polymer 5,000mAh battery with 15 W fast charging support
- Colors: Black, Blue
- Sensor: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Security: Fingerprint scanner (Side-mounted)
- Network: 5G
- 5G Bands: N1 (2100), N3 (1800), N5 (850), N7 (2600), N8 (900), N20 (800), N28 (700), N66 (AWS-3), N38 (2600), N40 (2300), N41 (2500), N78 (3500)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, USB Type-C 2.0, FM radio, stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
- Samsung Galaxy F42 5G Price In Nepal: Rs. 31,999 (6GB/128GB) | Rs. Rs. 34,999 (8GB/128GB)
Samsung Galaxy F42 5G Price and Availability In Nepal
Samsung Galaxy F42 was launched in Nepal with a starting price of Rs. 34,999 for the 6/128GB variant and Rs. 38,999 for higher 8/128GB variant. But now the brand has slashed the price of the smartphone up to Rs. 4,000. Samsung Galaxy F42 5G costs only Rs. 31,999 for the base variant and Rs. 34,999 for 8GB/128GB variant. It is available for purchase all over Nepal across authorized Samsung stores and retail shops.
| Smartphone Model | Old Price | New Price |
| Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (6GB/128GB) | Rs. 34,999 | Rs. 31,999 |
| Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (8GB/128GB) | Rs. 38,999 | Rs. 34,999 |
At this price range, this device will be competing with smartphones Under Rs. 40,000 in Nepal.
Please tell us what do you think of the device and its latest price drop. Put your comments below.
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