Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S23+ vs Nokia XR21 vs Nokia G42

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced 2023, February 01 Not announced yet June 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Rumored Available - June 2023
Price Rs. 94,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, Cotton, Green, Violet Gray, Green Gray, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm
(6.21 x 3 x 0.3 in)
- 165 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 235 g (8.29 oz) 193.8 g (6.81.0.28 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (2x Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 13, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m
MIL-STD-810H compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Dust and splash resistant
QuickFix user-reparable design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 Android 12 Android 13
User Interface One UI 5.1 - -
Processor Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460), Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 619 Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
450 nits (typ), 560 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches 6.49 inches 6.56 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (406 ppi) 720 x 1612 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.15% - 82.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No Unspecified FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Second LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Zeiss Optics, HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4 (wide), , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP
Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
10W Wireless charging (Qi/PMA)
4.5W Reversed wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W wired, PD3.0, QC3
Capacity 4700 mAh 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -