Nokia 4.2 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 4.2

Nokia 4.2

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Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7

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Nokia 4.2 or Samsung Galaxy S7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 4.2 Samsung Galaxy S7
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Release date 2019, February 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149 x 71.3 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.81 in 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in
Weight 161 g | 5.68 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Pink Sand Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.71" in 5.1" in
Screen area 81.4 cm2 71.5 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.6% 72.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 295 PPI 577 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Functions LED flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T880 MP12
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 189150
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 287
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 625
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 518
GeekBench 5 Single Core 138 270
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 805 718
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1536
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4791
GeekBench 4 Battery 1939

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930FHybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA, APAC, MENA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G930F (Global); G930FD (Global; Southeast Asia); G930W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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