LG unveiled the K42 and K52 smartphones in the Dominican Republic and other countries back in September. Now, it looks the company will bring the budget devices to India as they have reportedly cleared India’s BIS certification.
As noted by tipster Mukul Sharma, two LG devices with model numbers appear on the BIS database. They are LM-K420YMW, LM-K520YMW and are listed under LG. On screening the model numbers through FCC(1,2), and Bluetooth SIG(1,2), we found that the numbers indeed belong to an LG smartphone. And these have later turned out to be a variant of LG K42 and LG K52 respectively.
Besides, the BIS listing doesn’t give any other info but suggests that the device could debut soon in India. However, thanks to the earlier launch in the Dominican Republic, Europe, Central, and South American countries we know the specifications.
LG could soon launch its LG K42 and LG K52 smartphones in India, as both have now received the Indian BIS certification.#LG #LGK42 #LGK52 pic.twitter.com/hpK8nmweNi
— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) December 4, 2020
LG K42 Specifications
The LG K42 in other countries has a 6.6-inch HD+ punch-hole display, MediaTek Helio P22 chipset paired with 3GB RAM, 64GB storage. As for optics, you get a quad-camera with a 13MP main lens, a 5MP super wide, a 2MP depth, and a 2MP macro sensor. Upfront, there is an of 8MP selfie shooter.
Other features of the LG K42 includes a 4,000mAh battery, MIL-STD-810G certification and anti-scratch UV coating, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C, 3.5mm audio jack, 3D sound engine. The device launched with an LG UX based Android 10 OS.
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LG K52 Specifications
Despite having similarities to the LG K62, the LG K52 differs in areas like selfie-camera. It features a 6.6-inch FullVision display. Under the hood, it is powered by an octa-core CPU with a 2.3GHz frequency.
For cameras, we have a squircle quad-camera layout with 48MP main lens, 5MP ultra-wide with 115-degree FOV, two 2MP sensors. The device also has a 13MP selfie shooter tucked inside the centered punch-hole. It also has 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, microSD slot up to 2TB expansion, 4G, NFC, Type-C port, 4,000mAh battery, side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
