Samsung to launch Galaxy M42, its first mid-segment 5G smartphone in India, later in April 2021, priced between Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000, according to industry sources. Galaxy M42 will be the first ‘M’ series smartphone with 5G connectivity. And the Galaxy M42 is tipped to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor and will be available in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants. Galaxy M42 will also get ‘Knox Security’, the first for a Galaxy ‘M’ smartphone. Samsung Knox offers multi-layered security to smartphones and defends the most sensitive information from malware and malicious threats.

Galaxy M42 5G will be available on Amazon.in and Samsung.com, besides select retail channels. Galaxy M42 is seen as Samsung’s big foray in the mid-segment category, where Samsung has a large market share in India.