Nokia C21 vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Nokia C21

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - global version; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM, Brazil

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 5, 7, 8, 20

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

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, plastic back

Plastic
SIM

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

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

169.9 mm

164.4 mm
Width

77.9 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

195 g

190 g
Colors

Blue, Gray

Black, Gray

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Quad
Main camera

8 MP

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

3264 x 2448 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

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

LED 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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes