Blackview Wave 9C vs Nokia G42

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Nokia
Release date: September 2025, 9 months ago; June 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu: 211.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 55% of devices; 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.56"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1612 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T603; Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU: 2xCortex A75 1.8GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.6GHz; 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 8 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM: 4 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; —
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/4"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue; Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP52
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 108 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 82 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)