Nokia 6 vs Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 07, 2017	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$199

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm	5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue	Black, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.58% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	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, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm	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, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band 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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	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	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

with 16 GB storage

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

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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