Nokia G42 vs realme 15x 5G

At a glance

Brand: Nokia; realme
Release date: June 2023, 3 years ago; October 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices; 409.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.8"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1570 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 254 ppi Medium 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, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 6000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, 83% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC); MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 8 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 4 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; 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; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Sony IMX852

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 166.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 212 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Gray Purple; Blue Red Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP69
Usable surface: 82 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Single SIM (Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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

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), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)