Nokia 3.1 vs Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 3.1 Nokia 4.2
Released · Jul 02, 2018
Released · May 14, 2019
5.2-inch
5.7-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
2990 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches
146.25 x 68.65 x 8.7 mm
5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
Weight
4.88 oz (138.3 g) 5.68 oz (161.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White Black, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 310 PPI 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
69.55 % 76.60 %
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 505
RAM
3GB 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2990 mAh 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 159 $ 199
In The Box
Charger, Charging / data cable, Quick guide, Headset, Sim door key Charger, Charging / data cable, Quick start guide, Sim door key

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018 Feb 24, 2019

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 169
for EMEA and APAC
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
for India
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850)
4G (TDD) Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
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