Realme X50 vs. Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Realme X50 and Samsung Galaxy A42 5G. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Realme X50 vs. Samsung Galaxy A42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A426B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.8 mm 164.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has greater height than Realme X50.
Width 75.8 mm 75.9 mm Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has greater width than Realme X50.
Depth 8.9 mm 8.6 mm Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is narrower than Realme X50.
Weight 202 g 193 g Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is lighter than Realme X50.
Body Colour Jungle green | Ice silver Prism dot black | Prism dot white | Prism dot grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.334 W/kg (body), 1.154 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.57" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has larger screen size than Realme X50.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Realme X50 has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Aspect Ratio 20:9 -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR Yes - Realme X50 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Enhancement Technology DC Dimming -
Display Features Eye protection mode, Wide colour display (P3), 120Hz Ultra Smooth Display Night mode, Edge-to-Edge screen, Infinity U Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G -
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz Realme X50 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 620 -
MEMORY Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 4 GB Realme X50 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A42 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 106 GB
Memory Interface UFS 3.0 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, AI Beauty, Ultra nightscape mode, Ultra Macro Mode, Hyper Text, Ultra 64MP Mode, Ultra Wide Mode, Super Nightscape 3.0 Live Focus mode
Light Source LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) AI scene recognition, AI Quad camera, UIS Video Stabilisation, Chroma boost, UIS Max Video stabilisation, Portrait distortion correction -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.3 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Realme X50.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has larger second camera lens field of view than Realme X50.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 5-piece lens -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has higher resolution third camera than Realme X50.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has higher resolution fourth camera than Realme X50.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the fourth camera.
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) 3-element -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) B&W Portait Lens Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has better front camera resolution than Realme X50.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Realme X50 has better front lens aperture than Realme X50.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Field of View (Front) 79.3 degree(s) -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect -
Camera Modes (Front) Panorama, Time-lapse mode, portrait mode, AI Beauty, Filter mode, Portrait NightScape, Ultra Wide-angle Selfie Live Focus mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Realme X50 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) UIS video stabilisation, UIS Max video stabilisation, Edge Deformity Correction -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (2nd Front) Portait camera -
Camera Features (2nd Front) 3-piece lens -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 5000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A42 5G has larger battery capacity than Realme X50.
Fast Charging Technology SuperDart Charge Adaptive Fast Charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 55 min -
Talk Time - 2160 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (LTE): up to 21 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 22 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 130 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2160 min
Playback (video): up to 34 hrs
CELLULAR Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Google Android
User Interface Realme UI One UI
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified -
FEATURES Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Liquid cooling, Qualcomm 5th generation AI Engine, Super linear speaker, dual microphones with noise suppression, Tactile Engine Linear Motor Samsung KNOX, Game Booster
OTHERS Realme X50 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, protective film, 30W Dart charger Power adapter
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