The Nokia G42 is a 5G low budget smartphone with fast performance, durability and sustainability. The phone launched date was announced on 2023, June 28 and made available to the public on 2023, June 28.
It said to meet almost every user needs in their everyday lives, it comes in different storage and colour. The phone specification are explained below.
Display and Design of Nokia G42
The Nokia G42 has a 6.56 inches IPS LCD display screen, 90Hz refresh rate, 560 nits(peak), a Resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels and 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density) which provides for better experience and basic day to day tasks without lagging.
It has a dimension of 165 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm, weight about 193.8 g and it's built with a Glass front, plastic back and plastic frame, it has a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection glass. The G42 is repairable and has spare part like the screen, speaker and camera lens to increase the phone life.
Performance and storage
The Nokia G42 comes with Android 13 operating system which can be upgradable to Android 14 OS, it has a Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) chipset which offer excellent performance in gaming, scrolling and others. It has a Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460) CPU and a Adreno 619 GPU.
The G42 comes with an internal storage space of 128GB and 256GB, it also comes with different varieties of RAM space such as 4GB, 6GB, 8GB. It is among the latest Android phones to come with an external storage space like an microSD card.
Camera capabilities
The Nokia G42 Camera has a 3 lens design, the main camera contains a Triple camera setup which are 50MP (wide), f/1.8, (wide), AF for the main sensor which make the photo look decent, 2MP for the macro lens capable for close shots and 2MP for depth sensor used in making portrait effects. It also has some other basic features like the LED flash, HDR and panorama.
The G42 has a video quality of only 1080p@30fps while for the Selfie Camera at the front screen has a Single 8MP for basic calls and selfie.
Connectivity and sounds
The Nokia G42 has different connection options which can either be for data transfer or file transfer, the connection options involves the following;
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE
- Positioning (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS)
- NFC(market/region dependent)
- USB Type-C 2.0
- OTG
- FM Radio
it comes with a Loudspeaker and a 3.5mm jack which play movies and music very loud.
Battery capacity
The phone comes with a 5000 mAh Li-Po type which is non-removable, so this phone does not come with spare parts for the battery so when it get bad cannot be replaced or repaired. It also has Charging capacity of 20W wired and PD3.0, QC3.
Features of Nokia G42
The Nokia G42 comes with a 5G connectivity for fast browsing, reparable and replacing spare parts,.Dust and splash resistant, fast refresh rate, triple camera setup, long-lasting battery, Fast charging and it has different side-mounted placed fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, proximity, compass.
It comes in different which are Gray,Purple and Red. The phone is priced competitively for a 5G device, typically in the €200-€250 range, making it a solid option in the budget-to-midrange category.
Conclusion
The Nokia G42 is a budget saving phone that cost below $300 to purchase and it has the durability, longevity, and solid performance for everyday tasks.
The Nokia G42 has easy repairability and decent software update policy make it an attractive choice for environmentally-conscious users. But it has some problems which are the display screen is only HD+ which is not Full HD which might not be sharp enough for some users and the camera performance, particularly the secondary lenses, is quite basic.
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