Sony Xperia SP vs LG K42
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 130.60 x 67.10 x 9.98 mm | 165.00 x 76.70 x 8.40 mm |
| Weight | 155.00 g | 184.00 g |
| Display size | 4.60" | 6.59" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.60") 319 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 720 x 1600 px (6.59") 266 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 625 min. (10.4 h) 3G: 1133 min. (18.9 h) |  |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 635 h. (26.5 days) 3G: 734 h. (30.6 days) | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 39 h (1.6 days) Video: 7,6 h (0.3 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2370 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| End-user memory | | 46 GB |
| RAM memory | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 10 |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM8960T Pro | MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 |
| Processor clock | 1700 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | PowerVR GE8320 @650 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 1,504 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Announced | 2Q 2013 | 3Q 2020 |
| Other names | C5306; C5302 | LM-K420HM; LM-K420YM |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo sensor model | Sony Exmor RS | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 1,12 µm |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 4160x3120 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 16x | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, EIS | AF, f/2.2 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | 5 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,12 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 2560x1920 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Field of view | nd | 115 ° |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Depth of field |
| Photo matrix | nd | 2 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,75 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
| Fourth camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Macro |
| Photo matrix | nd | 2 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,75 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 1440x1440 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 1,12 µm |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | FF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | class 12 |
| EDGE | | class 12 |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | v1.0 + SMIL | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AMR, FLAC, MKA, OGG, WAV | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | v1.2 | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |