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SPECIFICATION
NETWORK
Technology : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Speed : HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS : Yes
BODY
Dimensions : 149 x 71.3 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)
Weight : 161 g (5.68 oz)
SIM : Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type : IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 5.71 inches, 81.4 cm2 (~76.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution : 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~295 ppi density)
PLATFORM
OS : Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset : Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU : Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU : Adreno 505
MEMORY
Card slot : microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal : 32 GB, 3 RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Dual : 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3", 1.12µm, PDAF / 2 MP, depth sensor
Features : LED flash
Video : 1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Single : 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
SOUND
Loudspeaker : Yes
3.5mm jack : Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth : 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC : Yes (market dependent)
Radio : FM radio
USB : microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors : Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
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REVIEW
Design
Classy
looks with a glass on front and back design, and a neat curved form
factor, the Nokia 4.2 excels on the build and design front, and is
easily on the best designed phones of this price segment. Compact, and
very friendly for one handed smartphone use. The power key houses a
“breathing” notification light, which pulsates in white every time
there’s a new notification. There is also a dedicated Google Assistant
key, to fire up the assistant.
But,
actually the glass back is of course susceptible to fingerprints and
smudges. While the fingerprint scanner at the back works well, it’s hard
to find in a hurry with just your finger as there’s no dimple.
Performance
Sadly,
powered by a Snapdragon 439, performance (especially GPU) is not the
Nokia 4.2's strong suit, so while the phone is fit for everyday tasks
like light browsing, video playback, calling, messaging, and light
gaming, if you are more of a power user, you will want to look
elsewhere.
Software
The
best part about Nokia's phones remains the clean, stock Android One
experience with the promise of regular software updates for up to two
years. Android 9 Pie’s gesture navigation feature is enabled by default,
and you get all other Pie goodies too, like Adaptive Battery and
Digital Wellbeing.
Display
Decent, modern, tiny notch 5.71 inch display with fairly rich colors.
Camera
Sadly,
Camera performance too is average, both from the dual rear cameras and
single front camera. Photos taken are moderately bright and colourful
but contain an unexpected tinge of light yellow. Photos taken indoors
appear noisy and even a bit blurry no matter how steadily the phone is
held.
The
default camera app, while easy to use, is on the slow side, the digital
viewfinder freezes for nearly a second when a shot is taken or a mode
is changed, the lag worsens while shooting in low light, rendering Live
Bokeh shots and previewing regular shots taken through Auto mode also
take over a second or two to happen.
Battery
Good
battery life with a 3000mAh battery, supported by Android Pie's
Adaptive Battery feature, you will comfortably get a day even with heavy
use.
Audio
Sadly, it has average single bottom firing speaker, while it's loud music sounds shrill on the ears when played at full volume.
Conclusion
One
the whole, while the Nokia 4.2 is a pretty decent budget Android One
phone, it loses out on the performance front, and in the camera
department, so if you are looking for a better 'all rounder' budget
phone, you will find better choices around.
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