LG K42 vs LG K50 Specs Comparison

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LG K42 LG K50
4000 mAh
3500 mAh
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
6.3-inch · 1520x720px
Quad camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
Released · August 2019

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€180

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
6.35 x 3.03 x 0.34 inches
161.3 x 77 x 8.75 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g 6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Resistance
Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red Aurora black, Moroccan blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 78.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 269 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, Li - Polymer

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
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
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)
Video calling, Video sharing
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
Other
NFC 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 38
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
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 Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
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