<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
M42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
in	O
some	O
countries	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
A	B-Application
series	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
2	O
September	O
2020	O
during	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
virtual	O
"	O
Life	O
Unstoppable	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2020	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
A41	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
custom	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
software	O
overlay	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
13	I-Application
with	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
5.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
M42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
 '	O
in	O
India	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
M	O
series	O
lineup	O
on	O
1	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
A42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
750G	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
6.6-inch	O
HD+	O
Super	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
display	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
screen-to-body	O
ratio	O
of	O
84.3	O
%	O
and	O
an	O
aspect	B-Device
ratio	I-Device
of	O
20:9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
A42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
has	O
a	O
quad-camera	O
setup	O
utilizing	O
a	O
48	O
MP	O
wide	O
sensor	O
,	O
an	O
8	O
MP	O
ultrawide	O
sensor	O
,	O
a	O
5	O
MP	O
macro	O
sensor	O
and	O
a	O
5	O
MP	O
depth	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
A42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
and	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
11	I-Application
with	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
3.1	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
12	I-Application
with	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
4.0	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
4.1	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
13	I-Application
with	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
5.0	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
and	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
5.1	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A42	I-Application
5G	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
virtual	O
"	O
Life	O
Unstoppable	O
"	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
alongside	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	O
Tab	O
A7	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
