LG K42 vs LG K40S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 22, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm	6.15 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches 156.3 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified	MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red	Aurora black, Moroccan blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.11% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 282 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/64GB	3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3500 mAh

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB

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