Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Nokia 4.2

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Nokia 4.2 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 Samsung Galaxy A20 and Nokia 4.2 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A20 and Nokia 4.2 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 Samsung Galaxy A20 and Nokia 4.2 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.

Samsung Galaxy A20

₹8,999

(Discontinued)

Nokia 4.2

₹13,699

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

70%

Release Date

08 Apr, 2019

14 May, 2019

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


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

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	7.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

An attractive and compact design
Stock Android
Decent battery life

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Sub-par camera performance
The hardware isn't meant for intensive tasks
Features the older-gen micro-USB port

User Ratings

4.3/5

(16,978 ratings)

4/5

(12,415 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

136,937

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A	May 14, 2019 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core 1.35 GHz, Hexa Core

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP2

Adreno 505

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

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

136,937

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

5.71 inches (14.5 cm)

Resolution

720x1560 px (HD+)

720x1520 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi

295 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.79 %

76.27 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

158.4 mm

148.9 mm

Width

74.7 mm

71.3 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.3 mm

Weight

169 grams

161 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

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

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.21.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Yes Up to 400 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)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 0.389 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer