LG K42


The LG K42 is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by LG Electronics, which is part of the 6th generation of the LG K series. It was announced and released on September 21, 2020.
In Brazil the model range was shifted and the K42 is called the LG K52. In India, the phone was released on January 22, 2021, with a price of 10,990 rupees, and upon purchase, the company provided a 2-year warranty and a one-time free screen replacement.

Smartphone specifications

Appearance

In the K42, the body consists of glossy plastic, but the back cover additionally has an "ultraviolet coating" with a wave-like pattern. The display occupies 83.1% of the front area, and a droplet-shaped notch is used for the front camera. The fingerprint scanner is simultaneously the power button and is located on the right, with a special button on the left that calls Google Assistant and volume control buttons. At the bottom there is one speaker, a USB-C charging connector and a microphone. The main camera is located on the back panel, at the top left corner it protrudes with a black block, the frame of which is chrome-plated. In the block, in addition to the camera, there is an LED flash. LG K42 is protected by the MIL-STD-810G standard.
The LG K42 was only sold in two colors: Gray and Green.

Hardware

The phone uses a 12 nanometer central processing unit MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 and a PowerVR GE8320 graphics processing unit, 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. MicroSD card is supported through a hybrid slot with SIM cards. IPS LCD display at 6.6 inches with an aspect ratio of 20:9, and 720p resolution. The phone has a 3.5 mm audio jack. Lithium polymer battery at 4000 mAh, charged with USB-C.

Camera

A quad-camera is used on the rear panel, consisting of a wide-angle sensor at 13 MP, an ultra-wide-angle at 5 MP f/2.2 and two sensors at 2 MP, one is used as a depth sensor, the other for macro shooting. The front camera has a wide-angle module at 8 MP, records video like the main one, in 1080p 30fps resolution.

Software

LG K42 was shipped with Android 10 and LG UX 9 shell. After LG announced the completion of smartphone production, LG K42 together with K52 received an update to Android 11 in the fourth quarter of 2021.