Nokia G42 vs Nokia XR21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 13, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

45.4 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Class 33

Yes
EDGE

Class 33

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2x Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

165 mm

168 mm
Width

75.8 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

10.6 mm
Weight

193.8 g

231 g
Waterproof

-

IP68/IP69K (1.5m and 60 mins)
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

Yes

IP68/IP69K
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Build features

QuickFix user-reparable design

-
Colors

Gray, Purple

Black, Green

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.56 inches

6.49 inches
Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

406 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

2D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 460

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2"
(macro) , 2 MP

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP
Primary camera resolution

8120 x 6180 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

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

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, speedwarp

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
NFC

No

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes