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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG K42

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung LG
Announced
February 2014 September 2020
Status
Available April 2014 Available - September 2020
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Gold Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M Colour
Size
5.1 inches [Similar] 6.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.63% 83.00%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 10
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 64GB 3GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage N/A
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels [Similar] 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, 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
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML5 Yes

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 390 h -
Talk Time
Up to 21 h -
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