SpecEagle review · Nokia

Nokia 4.2 review: A 5.71" Android One phone with a glass body and Assistant key.

Item: Nokia 4.2
Rating: 42
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$170

Overall

42/100

Class rank

#7 of 9

Tier

Budget

Buy?

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The verdict, up front

A glass-back Android One entry.

Nokia 4.2 added a glass back and Assistant-key notification light to the entry tier — clean software, premium feel, modest chip.

01Display

56/100

56/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, dewdrop

Size5.71 inches

Resolution1,520 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

52/100

52/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

Main13 MP + 2 MP depth

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 trails the 48-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 439 (12 nm)

RAM2 / 3 GB

Storage16 / 32 GB · microSD

04Battery

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2019 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,000 mAh

Wired5 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

06Value

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

What works

Glass back at $170.
Android One clean software.
Notification light around the Assistant key.
microSD + jack.

What doesn't

Snapdragon 439 slow.
HD+ resolution.
2 MP depth filler.
Mono speaker.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .