Nokia 3.1 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 25, 2019	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$160	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 161.98 x 76.98 x 8.78 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 74.24% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x720px, 269 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 619
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 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
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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
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
2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 24, 2018 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA1124	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.56 W/kg Body: 0.93 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg	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

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