Nokia G42 vs Nokia XR21

Nokia
G42

Nokia
XR21
At a glance
- Brand
- Nokia
- Nokia
- Release date
- June 2023, 2 years ago
- May 2023, 2 years ago
- AnTuTu
- 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
- 396.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 599.00 ($ 699.51)
Display
- Size
- 6.56"
- 6.49"
- Resolution
- 720 x 1612 px HD+
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- Type
- LCD IPS
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 269 ppi Medium Density
- 406 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- 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
- Hole-punch Notch, Glove touch support, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 550 cd/m², NTSC, 82% NTSC, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375)
- CPU
- 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
- 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 8 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 2.2 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 619
- Qualcomm Adreno 619
- RAM
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 64 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- No
- Slow motion
- No, 30 fps
- No, 30 fps
- Features
- Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
- 4K Video, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 8 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.4
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 4800 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Wireless charging
- No charger in box
- —
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- Yes , Independent SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.6 mm 168.0 mm 10.5 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 193 g
- 231 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Gray Purple
- Green Night Black
- Water/dust resistance
- IP52
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- Usable surface
- 82 %
- 77 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Single SIM (Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1 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), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 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
- 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- 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), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 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)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- No
- Audio
- 2 microphones
- Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Barometer
- —
- Yes




