Phone Comparison - LG G4 vs LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced April 2015 February 2016 2020, September 02
Status Available - April 2015 Available - May 2016 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Price Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
Processor Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 530 Adreno 619
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches 5.3 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.61% 70.19% 84.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 2800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -