LG Q Stylus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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LG Q Stylus Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · Aug 01, 2018
Released · Nov 06, 2020
6.2-inch · 2160x1080px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2018 Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€340

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches
160.1 x 77.7 x 8.4 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 79.63% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 390 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750S (28 nm) Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Kryo 570
6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 619
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
8 MP 20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg
Body: 1.25 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg
Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/64GB
Colors Black, Purple, Blue
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP
Front 5 MP
Colors Blue
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