Nokia G42 vs Samsung Galaxy A23

Nokia G42

Samsung Galaxy A23

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, 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, 17, 20, 26, 38, 40, 41
5G network

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

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

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LTE speed

LTE, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Class 33

Yes
EDGE

Class 33

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

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

165 mm

164.5 mm
Width

75.8 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

193.8 g

195 g
Splash resistant

Yes

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Dust proof

Yes

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Build features

QuickFix user-reparable design

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Colors

Gray, Purple

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

TFT
Physical size

6.56 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

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

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 460

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(macro) , 2 MP

(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8120 x 6180 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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, 802.11n 5Ghz, 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
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
NFC

No

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes