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Nokia 106 (2018)

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Nokia 106 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Nokia 106 (2018)

Nokia 106 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Nokia 106 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - global
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2018-11

2020-09
Status

2018-11

2020-11

Design
Build

Plastic body

Plastic
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

111.2 mm

164.4 mm
Width

49.5 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

14.4 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

70.2 g

193 g
Colors

Black

Black, Gray, White

Display
Display type

TFT

Super AMOLED
Physical size

1.8 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

120 x 160 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

111 ppi

266 ppi
Display colors

66560

16777216
Multitouch

No

-
Display features

-

Infinity-U Display, Always-On Display, HDR10

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 570
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 570
Chipset

Mediatek MT6261D

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G
GPU

-

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

4 MB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

4 MB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 2.1
Phonebook

Yes

-
Call records

Yes

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; Polyphonic

-
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

-

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

v2.0 (charging only)

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

No

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

-

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Java

No

-
Sensors

-

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

No

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

800 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Talk time 2G

16 h

-
Standby time 2G

504 h

-

OS
OS

-

Android 10, One UI 2.5

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

-

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

(wide) , 20 MP, f/2.2
Selfie camera resolution

-

5184 x 3880 pixels
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

332535 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

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

-

1855 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR EU(head)

-

1.15 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

1.33 W/kg

Cost
Price

-

370 USD

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