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Nokia 106 (2023)

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Nokia 106 (2023)

Nokia 106 (2023)

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Nokia 106 (2023)

Samsung Galaxy F42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-05

2021-09
Status

2023-05

2021-10

Design
Build

-

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

115.1 mm

167.2 mm
Width

49.4 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

14.5 mm

9 mm
Weight

79.4 g

203 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Flashlight

Yes

-
Colors

Charcoal, Green, Red

Aqua, Black

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

IPS TFT
Physical size

1.8 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

120 x 160 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

111 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

66560

16777216
Display features

-

90Hz

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

-

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
GPU

-

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

-

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

-

128 GB
Memory card

microSDHC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Phonebook

Yes

-
Call records

Yes

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

Wireless FM radio

FM Radio, recording

Connectivity
WLAN

No

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 1.1

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

No

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

No
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

Yes

-
Java

No

-
Games

Yes

-
Sensors

-

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

1000 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Fast Charging, 15W
Talk time 2G

12 h

-
Standby time 2G

528 h

-

Cost
Price

35 USD

280 USD

OS
OS

-

Android 11, One UI Core 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 115˚ , 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera video

-

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, night mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Browser
HTML

-

HTML5

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

249720 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

656 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1981 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR(head)

-

0.47 W/kg
SAR EU(head)

-

0.94 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

1.23 W/kg

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