Phone Comparison - LG K42 vs TCL 20S

LG K42
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TCL 20S
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG TCL
Announced September 2020 April 2021
Status Available - September 2020 Coming Soon - April 2021
Colors Gray Milky Way Gray, North Star Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm
(6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - TCL UI
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GE8320 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 64GB 3GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches [Similar] 6.67 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.00% 83.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB 3GB RAM 256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -