Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG K42

Samsung Galaxy S5
samsung galaxy s5
LG K42
lg k42
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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 -