Nokia G42 vs realme C85

At a glance

Brand: Nokia; realme
Release date: June 2023, 3 years ago; December 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.8"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1520 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 264 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 700 cd/m², Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 83% NTSC, Color LED Notifications, 2.5D curved 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; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, 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 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 215 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Gray Purple; Blue Violet
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68, IP54 , IP69 , Splash resistant , MIL-STD-810H
Usable surface: 82 %; 85 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 45 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years

SIM: Single SIM (Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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 , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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

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), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), 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), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)