Cubot A40 vs Nokia G42

Cubot A40
Cubot
A40
Nokia G42
Nokia
G42

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
Nokia
Release date
July 2025, 11 months ago
June 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu
240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
6.88"
6.56"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
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

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
8 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, 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

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 18.0W
Yes , 20.0W
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
No charger in box

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
198 g
193 g
Materials
Plastic , Faux leather
Plastic
Colors
Black Gray Purple
Gray Purple
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
83 %
82 %
Water/dust resistance
IP52

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
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

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), 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)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers
2 microphones
Gyroscope
Yes

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