LG V35 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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LG V35 ThinQ
LG V35 ThinQ Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · Jun 08, 2018
Released · Nov 06, 2020
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.21 % 84.26 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 619
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 47.58 GB 128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), LG UX UI Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi wireless charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 30 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 900 € 340

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2018 Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

Internal storage 128GB
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval Date approved: Jun 25, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFV350A
Measured SAR Head: 0.20 W/kg
Body: 0.90 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless