Samsung Star (GT-S5230) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Star vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U)
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2 Advantages 
35 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) |
| Other model names | Samsung S5230A Star, Samsung Tocco Lite, Samsung Player One | Galaxy A42 5G SM-A426U1 (128GB + 4GB RAM) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Release date | 4/30/2009 | 11/11/2020, Announced: 9/2/2020 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 8.6 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53 x 104 millimeters (2.09 x 4.09 in) | 75.9 x 164.4 millimeters (2.99 x 6.47 in) |
| Weight | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) | 193 grams (6.76 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 6.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~46.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 720x1600 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 266 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 13 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 2.5 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G (SM7225) (8nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 (Dual-core) 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 619 (800MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 324686 (v8) Geekbench: 1910 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 50MB | 128GB (103GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 5000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat11 (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave (2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261) |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | (quad camera) 48 megapixels 8MP ultrawide f/2.2123° 5MP macro f/2.4 5MP depth f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@30fps 720p@480fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 20 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 5184x3840 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 800 hours (33.3 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF • DNSe • Shazam Find Music service • Java framework | • Colors: Prism Dot Black, White, Gray • Samsung Pay |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.11W/kg (head), 1.25W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |