Phone Comparison - Nokia 5.3 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs LG K42

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung LG
Announced 2020, March 19 Expected Announcement - May 2020 September 2020
Status Coming soon. Exp. announcement 2020, April Rumored Available - September 2020
Colors Cyan, Sand, Charcoal Black, White, Blue Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 610 - PowerVR GE8320
RAM 6 GB 3 GB 64GB 3GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB N/A
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels (377 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.48% - 83.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
13 MP, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Yes 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -