Phone Comparison - LG K42 vs Samsung Galaxy M04 vs ZTE nubia Z50

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung ZTE
Announced September 2020 December 2022 December 2022
Status Available - September 2020 Coming Soon - December 2022 Coming Soon - December 2022
Colors Gray Sea Glass Green, Shadow Blue Black, Silver, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
- 162.9 x 72.9 x 8.5 mm or 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 2.87 x 0.33 in or 0.34 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) - 197 g or 199 g (6.95 oz or 7.02 oz)
SIM Type 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
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.29 W/kg (head)
1.11 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
- - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 12 Android 13
User Interface - One UI Core 4.1 MyOS 13
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 740
RAM 64GB 3GB 4 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory N/A 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen HD+ PLS LCD Screen FHD+ AMOLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 1000 nits
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.00% - 90.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Ring-LED Flash (4 LEDs)
Features 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
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
64 MP, f/1.6, 35mm (standard), 1/1.3", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 8K, 4K
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, Yes [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB 3GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 80W
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -