Nokia G42 vs ZTE Blade A56

Nokia G42
Nokia
G42
ZTE Blade A56
ZTE
Blade A56

At a glance

Brand
Nokia
ZTE
Release date
June 2023, 3 years ago
June 2025, 1 years ago
AnTuTu
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.75"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
260 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 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
Unisoc T7200
CPU
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
8 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
1.6 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 619
ARM Mali-G57
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
Unknow
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
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
Unknow

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 20.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Wireless charging
No charger in box
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Charge cycles
800 cycles
Runtime
~ 56h

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage

Body

Dimensions
75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
77.4 mm 167.6 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
194 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Gray Purple
Black Yellow
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP54
Usable surface
82 %
84 %
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 80 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 15 Android 15
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years

Connectivity

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 , 802.11n 5GHz , 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

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)
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), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

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

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