LG K42 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 11, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, 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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 40, 41
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 Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
LG K42 Specs	Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs