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alcatel S42 vs Nokia C7

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

alcatel S42

alcatel S42

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Nokia C7

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDS42: LCD · C7: OLED
  • WeightC7: 90 g lighterC7: 130 g · S42: 220 g
  • WidthC7: 20.4 mm narrowerC7: 56.8 mm · S42: 77.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalC7: 2 in smaller diagonalC7: 3.5 in · S42: 5.5 in
  • DepthC7: 2.2 mm thinnerC7: 10.5 mm · S42: 12.7 mm
  • HeightC7: 44 mm shorterC7: 117.3 mm · S42: 161.3 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
S42: 161.3 × 77.2 mm 1 C7: 117.3 × 56.8 mm 2
Side
S42: 161.3 × 12.7 mm 1 C7: 117.3 × 10.5 mm 2
  1. 1. S42
    Height
    161.3 mm
    Width
    77.2 mm
    Depth
    12.7 mm
    Weight
    220 g
  2. 2. C7
    Height
    117.3 mm
    Width
    56.8 mm
    Depth
    10.5 mm
    Weight
    130 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationS42C7
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 161.3 Х 77.2 Х 12.7 mm
  • 117.3 Х 56.8 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 220 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inc
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32GB 3GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 10.0
  • planned upgrade to Android 11.0
  • Symbian^3
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle OS
Chipset
  • - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
  • Via software update
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationS42C7
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 78.1 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 50.7%
PPI /points per inch/ Unknown
  • 210 PPI
Screen protection
  • DragonTrail Pro
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationS42C7
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • -13 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@25fps
  • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationS42C7
Processor CPU
  • - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 680 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • - PowerVR GE8320
  • Broadcom BCM2727
General specs
General specs
SpecificationS42C7
Release date
  • 2020
  • January
  • 2010
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Charcoal Black
  • Frosty metal
  • Mahogany brown
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 552 h (2G) / Up to 648 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 54 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationS42C7
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA -4G - LTE (unspecified)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.73 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationS42C7
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationS42C7
Dop
  • - Sensors - Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins) -Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m -MIL-STD-810G compliant - Also known as Cat S32
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Web TV -TV-out -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Quickoffice document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Adobe Reader -Voice memo/dial/command -Predictive text input

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