Samsung introduced the affordable mid-range 5G smartphone the Galaxy A42 5G back in October 2020. Samsung is onto the Android 11 One UI 3.0 bandwagon a bit earlier this year. It started off with the Android 11 One UI 3.0 beta testing on the Galaxy S20 smartphone back in September and has already started rolling out the stable update for the Galaxy S20 and Note 20 devices in some regions. For more information on Android 11 One UI 3.0 update, eligible device list, features, and all the latest updates, you can check out our dedicated post on One UI 3.0.
Other devices will follow suit as the company has already shared a timeline or update schedule for the rollout of the Android 11 One UI 3.0 update for its devices. Owners of the Galaxy A42 5G will also be excited to know when their devices will pick up the featureful Android 11 based One UI 3.0 update. In this post, we will give you all the details about the latest update for the Galaxy A42 5G smartphone. We will keep updating this post once new update information is pushed for the device. So, with that being said, let us get straight into the article itself:
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G – Device Overview
Galaxy A42 5G is a mid-range 5G smartphone that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 750G. The phone offers a 6.6-inches Super AMOLED HD+ display that has the infinity-U design. The phone is coupled with 4-8GB of RAM and also offers 128GB of onboard storage with a hybrid microSD card slot. On the software side, the phone comes with Android 10 One UI 2.5 out of the box. Talking about the camera, the phone houses a quad-camera setup with a 48MP primary lens, 8MP ultrawide lens, 5MP depth, and 5MP macro lens.
The phone is capable of recording 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps. For selfies, the infinity-U notch houses a 20MP front camera, capable of recording 1080p@30fps. The fingerprint scanner is placed under the display and is an optical scanner. Under the hood, the Galaxy A42 5G comes with a 5000 mAh battery that supports 15W fast charging.
Software Update Tracker
Here, we will keep updating this post whenever a new update regarding Android 11 One UI 3.0 is pushed for the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G smartphone. Note that all the latest information will be put up at the top of this section. So, keep that in mind.
Update 2 (December 9)
One UI 3.0 Android 11 update timeline for Europe has now been released. And as per the schedule, the Galaxy A42 5G will get updated with Android 11 One UI 3.0 update sometime in May 2021. Here is the complete list:
- January 2021
– Galaxy Note 20, Note 20 Ultra
– Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+
– Galaxy Z Flip 5G
– Galaxy Z Fold2
– Galaxy Z Fold
– Galaxy S10 series(S10, S10+, S10e, S10 Lite)- February 2021
– Galaxy S20 FE
– Galaxy S20 FE 5G- March 2021
– Galaxy A51
– Galaxy Xcover Pro
– Galaxy M31s- April 2021
– Galaxy A40
– Galaxy A71- May 2021
– Galaxy A42
– Galaxy A50
– Galaxy A70
– Galaxy A80
– Galaxy Tab S6
– Galaxy Tab S6 Lite- June 2021
– Galaxy A21s
– Galaxy A31
– Galaxy A41
– Galaxy Tab Active 3- July 2021
– Galaxy A20e
– Galaxy Tab S5e- August 2021
– Galaxy A30s
– Galaxy A20s
– Galaxy Xcover 4s
– Galaxy Tab Active Pro
– Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)- September 2021
– Galaxy A10
– Galaxy Tab A8 (2019)
Update 1 (December 4)
Samsung has now officially released the list of eligible devices for receiving the Android 11 One UI 3.0 update. As you would expect and as per the tradition, this year’s Galaxy S20 series is the first one in the line to grab the update starting from December. From January 2021, Note series phones and other phones will start grabbing the update. As per the schedule, the Galaxy A42 5G misses out on to make it to the list. However, it will surely get updated with Android 11 One UI 3.0 stable update. Here is the complete list:
- December 2020– Galaxy S20
– Galaxy S20+
– Galaxy S20 Ultra- January 2021– Galaxy Note 10
– Galaxy Note 10+
– Galaxy Note 20
– Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
– Galaxy S10
– Galaxy S10+
– Galaxy S10 Lite
– Galaxy Z Fold 2
– Galaxy Z Flip- February 2021
– Galaxy Fold- March 2021
– Galaxy A51
– Galaxy M21
– Galaxy M30s
– Galaxy M31
– Galaxy Note 10 Lite
– Galaxy Tab S7- April 2021
– Galaxy A50
– Galaxy M51- May 2021
– Galaxy A21s
– Galaxy A31
– Galaxy A70
– Galaxy A71
– Galaxy A80
– Galaxy Tab S6
– Galaxy Tab S6 Lite- June 2021
– Galaxy A01
– Galaxy A01 Core
– Galaxy A11
– Galaxy M11
– Galaxy Tab A- July 2021
– Galaxy A30
– Galaxy Tab S5e- August 2021
– Galaxy A10
– Galaxy A10s
– Galaxy A20
– Galaxy A20s
– Galaxy A30s
– Galaxy Tab A 10.1
– Galaxy Tab Active Pro
Wrap Up!
So, there you have it from my side in this post. I hope you guys liked this post. Note that all the latest information about the Android 11 One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy A42 5G will be added in this post and it will be continuously updated. So, if you own a Galaxy A42 5G and want to stay updated about the One UI 3.0 update, then you should check back this post often to know more about the latest greatest UI from Samsung.
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