Nokia G42
43 out of 100
Nokia

Nokia G42

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Nokia G42 — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.56" IPS LCD - 720 x 1612
⚡ Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
◉ Camera 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
◆ Battery 5000 mAh
✦ OS Android 14
◌ Weight 193.8 г.
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43 TechRank
Overall score

Entry level

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
◇ Connectivity 71 ⌁ Battery 62 ▣ Display 51
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 51
Stronger alternatives are available
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Camera 33
Stronger alternatives are available
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Performance 30
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 15
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 62
Average score
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Connectivity 71
Good score
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Overall score 43
Stronger alternatives are available

+ Strengths

  • Используемый здесь дизайн QuickFix позволяет отремонтировать смартфон самому
  • Имеется тройная камера, включающая макро и портретную съемку
  • Батарея имеет солидную емкость, поддерживающая быструю зарядку
  • Есть пыле и влагозащита внутренностей смартфона

− Things to consider

  • Яркости дисплея может не хватать для нормального использования устройства под яркими лучами солнца
  • В смартфоне нет сверхширокоугольной съемки
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Display 6.56" IPS LCD - 720 x 1612
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Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
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Camera 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
⌁
Battery 5000 mAh
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Display

15 specifications

Type
IPS LCD
Size
6.56 inches
Resolution
720 x 1612 pixels
Aspect ratio
20:9
Pixel density
269 ppi
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max advertised brightness
560 nits
HDR support
No
Display protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio
83.1%
sRGB color gamut
95.3%
PWM
Не обнаружено
Response time
29 ms
Contrast ratio
990:1
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Design and build

9 specifications

Height
165 mm
Width
75.8 mm
Thickness
8.55 mm
Weight
193.8 g
Water resistance
IP52
Back panel material
Пластик
Frame material
Пластик
Available colors
Gray, Фиолетовый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в кнопке
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Max clock speed
2200 MHz
CPU cores
8 (2 + 6)
Architecture
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing process
Samsung
Transistor size
8 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon 686
Graphics
Adreno 619
GPU cores
256
GPU frequency
650 MHz
FLOPS
~332.8 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

12 specifications

Single-core score
743
Multi-core score
1890
CPU
214509
GPU
47266
Memory
113571
UX
137743
Total score
513089
Web score
8894
Video editing
5156
Photo editing
26255
Data manipulation
7196
Writing score
13283
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Memory

8 specifications

RAM capacity
4 GB
Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
Memory channels
2
Storage capacity
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.2
Memory card
MicroSD
Max memory card capacity
Up to 1024 GB
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Software

2 specifications

Operating system
Android 13 (С обновлением до Android 14)
System size out of the box
18 GB
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Battery

8 specifications

Capacity
5000 mAh
Max charging power
20 W
Battery type
Литий-полимерный (Li-Po)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
No
Reverse charging
No
Fast charging
Да (50% in 40 minutes)
Full charge time
2:00 ч.
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Main camera

12 specifications

Sensor type
50 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
No
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
2 MP
Aperture
f/2.4
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
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Front camera

9 specifications

Megapixels
8 MP
Photo resolution
3264 x 2448
Aperture
f/2.0
Sensor
CMOS
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5.1
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
No
Hybrid slot
Yes
LTE Cat*
18
2G networks
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G networks
WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G networks
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12/17, 13, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 (full), 66
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Моно
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
FM radio
Yes
Dolby Atmos
No
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Other

5 specifications

Class
Средний класс
Release date
Июнь 2023 years
Sales start date
Июнь 2023 years
Sensors
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
Да, 20 W
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

50 MP
Sensor resolution
50 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode
Photo resolution
50 MP
Aperture
f/1.8
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Photo resolution
2 MP
Aperture
f/2.4
Stabilization
No

Front camera

8 MP
Megapixels
8 MP
Photo resolution
3264 x 2448
Aperture
f/2.0
Sensor
CMOS
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Performance Max clock speed 2200 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Performance Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Performance Manufacturing process Samsung
Performance Transistor size 8 nm
Performance Neural processor Hexagon 686
Performance Graphics Adreno 619
Performance GPU cores 256
Performance GPU frequency 650 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~332.8 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Single-core score 743
Benchmarks Multi-core score 1890
Benchmarks CPU 214509
Benchmarks GPU 47266
Benchmarks Memory 113571
Benchmarks UX 137743
Benchmarks Total score 513089
Benchmarks Web score 8894
Benchmarks Video editing 5156
Benchmarks Photo editing 26255
Benchmarks Data manipulation 7196
Benchmarks Writing score 13283

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