Nokia 5.1 vs Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/32GB - $199

Design

Dimensions
5.95 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 151.1 x 70.73 x 8.27 mm	5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g	5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, Blue	Black, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P18 MT6755S	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2970 mAh	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 5, 8
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

with 16 GB storage

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

for India

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for LATAM, AU and Taiwan

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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