Nokia 4.2 vs Nokia 5.3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	Mar 19, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/32GB - $199	$200

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink	Charcoal, Cyan, Sand

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4000 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p
Front
8 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66 Global version - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38 Global version - 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Global version - 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 06, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$169

with 3GB RAM

Memory	3GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Global version

LTE Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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