Nokia 8 Sirocco vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back Gorilla Glass 5, stainless steel frame

Plastic
SIM

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

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

140.9 mm

164.4 mm
Width

73 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

193 g
Waterproof

IP67, 1m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Black

Black, Gray, White

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

266 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

-
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

Always-on display

Infinity-U Display, Always-On Display, HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.75 , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

48 MP, f/1.8 , 0.8 µm, (wide) , 1/2.0"
12 MP, f/2.6 , 1 µm

8 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm, (ultrawide) , 123˚
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

4000 x 3000 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Carl Zeiss optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity