LG’s K42 recently got BIS certification suggesting an imminent launch in India. Accordingly, the ‘Made in India’ device has finally debuted for ₹10,990($150) in the country.

LG K42 India- Price, Availability

LG K42 comes in a single 3GB RAM and 64GB storage option. It is priced at ₹10,990($150) in India. You can get the budget smartphone from January 26 on the e-commerce site Flipkart.

Out of confidence, LG is also offering an extended warranty of 1 year(Total: 2Yrs) and a free one-time screen replacement on buying the K42.

According to Advait Vaidya, Business Head- Mobiles, LG India, the company is committed to the “Make in India” initiative. To honour this, LG is making the K42 locally in India.

LG K42 Specifications and Features

LG K42, just like the other regions, gets a MIL-STD-810G military-grade certification for durability. It comes in Gray and Green color options with textured rear patterns for improved ergonomics and grip. You get a Power button-cum-fingerprint sensor on the right, volume buttons, and a dedicated Google Assitant key to the left.

As for specs, it features a 6.6-inch HD+ FullVision centered punch-hole Display with a 1600 x 720 pixels resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, it is powered by MT6762 which is the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset.

For cameras, you get a rear quad-camera setup with a 13MP main lens, a 5MP super-wide(115° FOV), a 2MP depth, and a 2MP macro sensor. Upfront, there is an 8MP selfie shooter. LG provides features like Flash Jump Cut to take 4ximages at regular intervals, Time Helper to alert people with a Flash, AI features and more.

Other features include a MicroSD slot up to 2TB, 3.5mm audio jack, LG 3G sound engine, 4,000mAh battery, Type-C port, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and LG UX based on Android 10.

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Looks like LG is planning to go on a release spree any time soon going by the rate at which its upcoming models appear on leaks. Recently, the Q92 5G was spotted on Google Play Console. Now, the LG K42 has also been listed on the website.

The K42 is a low-end model that is listed to pack a MediaTek MT6762 SoC which is the Helio P22 chipset. The processor pairs with 3GB of RAM. The display size is unknown but the phone will have an HD+ resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels.

The render of the phone uploaded on the Play Console (via) doesn’t contain a selfie camera cut out but we expect the device to feature a notch design. In addition, the phone is listed to get its interface from Android 10 OS.

For now, no other detail is known about the K42 but we expect more info to emerge as time goes on.

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