Nokia 4.2 vs Honor 8S 2020

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Comparing the Nokia 4.2 vs Honor 8S 2020 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8S 2020 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nokia 4.2 runs at 1.95 GHz, making Honor 8S 2020 the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia 4.2 and Honor 8S 2020 offer the same screen size of 5.71 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia 4.2 and Honor 8S 2020 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Nokia 4.2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Honor 8S 2020 offers 5 MP, making Nokia 4.2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8S 2020 offers a higher battery capacity with 3020 mAh, while Nokia 4.2 offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 8S 2020 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 8S 2020 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia 4.2 offers 32 GB, making Honor 8S 2020 the better option for storage.

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Nokia 4.2
₹13,699
(Out of Stock)
Honor 8S 2020
₹9,590
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
69%

Release Date

14 May, 2019
07 Jun, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 439
MediaTek Helio A22
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.71 inches (14.5 cm)
5.71 inches (14.5 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3020 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • An attractive and compact design
  • Stock Android
  • Decent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sub-par camera performance
  • The hardware isn't meant for intensive tasks
  • Features the older-gen micro-USB port
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(12,415 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 14, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Android One
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
MediaTek Helio A22

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
PowerVR GE8300

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.71 inches  (14.5 cm)
5.71 inches  (14.5 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
N/A

Pixel Density

295 ppi
295 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.27 %
77.86 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

148.9 mm
147.1 mm

Width

71.3 mm
70.7 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

161 grams
N/A

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
2 MP
f/2.21.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer