Nokia 4.2 vs Samsung Galaxy A20

Comparing the Nokia 4.2 vs Samsung Galaxy A20 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 4.2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.95 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A20 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Nokia 4.2 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A20 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Nokia 4.2 offers 5.71 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A20 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A20 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia 4.2's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A20 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia 4.2 and Samsung Galaxy A20 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nokia 4.2 and Samsung Galaxy A20 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A20 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nokia 4.2 offers 3000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A20 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nokia 4.2 and Samsung Galaxy A20 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A20 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia 4.2 has a rating of 4.

Nokia 4.2

₹13,699

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy A20

₹8,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

71%

Release Date

14 May, 2019

08 Apr, 2019

Performance


Snapdragon 439	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.71 inches (14.5 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
720x1520 px (HD+)	720x1560 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	4000 mAh
N/A	15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

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)

4.3/5

(16,978 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	136,937 AnTuTu Score

Video

2 More Videos

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

May 14, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Android One

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core 1.35 GHz, Hexa Core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505

Mali-G71 MP2

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

136,937

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.71 inches (14.5 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)

720x1560 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

295 ppi

268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.27 %

84.79 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

148.9 mm

158.4 mm

Width

71.3 mm

74.7 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

161 grams

169 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

2 MP
f/2.21.75µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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 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 Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

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 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 Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.389 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope