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LG K42 vs LG V50 ThinQ Specs Comparison

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LG K42
LG V50 ThinQ
LG K42 LG V50 ThinQ
4000 mAh
4000 mAh
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
6.4-inch · 3120x1440px
Quad camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
Released · May 10, 2019
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm 		6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches
159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g 6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red Aurora black

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 82.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI 3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm) Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
Kryo 485
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB 		6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP (Dual-Camera)
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
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
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