Nokia G42 5G 6.56” HD+ Smartphone Featuring Triple rear 50MP AI camera, 6GB/128GB Storage, 3-day battery life, Android 13, OZO 3D audio capture, QuickFix repairability and Dual SIM - Grey

After many years very happy to find a NOKIA phone I like. Many aspects of the design seem to be very well thought out. I would summarize as a phone with a good spec, a balanced spec that gives good performance while conserving battery life. After all a faster device you would hardly notice extra speed but bound to use more power. Everything seems to just work better, and I love the idea that after a few years I will be able to fix things on the phone. After all my old phone is still working fine its just the battery life is too much degraded. I recommend this phone to all those many people who like to have a well designed device that works well and see the value in repairability because they would prefer not to be replacing their phone so often. I do not recomend this phone to people who feell they must have the latest greatest fastest etc etc its just not for you you go off and spend many time more on an iPhone 15 you will be happier.

Replaced my ageing but trusty Nokia 7.1 with this and wanted a similarly simple and affordable low-mid range handset with 5G capability. Couldn't ask for more for the price (around £140 at the time); battery lives up to its promise, good storage, good camera and generally does everything I need (and well). I can't comment on the dual SIM, as only have the one, but worth noting that the second SIM slot is shared with the SD card slot (so you can either have dual SIM, or one SIM and an SD card - but not both (not an issue for me personally)). The main comment I'd make is the pictures are a little misleading in terms of the colour - I opted for the Grey and actually has a blueish hue to it rather than the solid grey suggested online (I like the colour, but worth pointing out.) Recommended budget 5G Android smartphone.

A bit chunky. The battery life isn't as stated but I suppose they tested it with very few, if any, apps on the phone. I'm happy with it though, it lasts quite long. Mine didn't arrive with any charging lead but, as always, Amazon came good and sent a lead very quickly.

To be honest I was slightly dubious about buying this having come from a Samsung fold 3 - I needn't have worried this Nokia is as fast as the Samsung - the face ID is incredibly fast plus fingerprint totally reliable and instantaneous. Battery is great and far better than the Samsung and the iPhone 13 I had. Apps open quickly and smoothly - screen is clear and the phone looks more premium than it costs. This is a total bargain at £149- The pink was cheaper and with a case on it doesn't show ( I'm a guy) - There's nothing better out there at this price- upgraded to Android 14 on first opening and with repairable parts plus software updates it's a no brainer. Why spend silly money on a thousand pound phone when this does exactly the same thing but at a bargain price. Really recommended.

A great phone

Good and decently bright screen (for an LCD), decently quick clean interface, 5G, good ergonomics. I wanted to like this phone, but... What is shockingly disappointing is that for a vanilla Android phone, it's bloated with apps such as: VPN, Booking, Linked in etc., of which some are removable, but some are not. Also during the initial setup, it shows about 16 Google and 6 Nokia apps that are going to be installed no matter what, because, reasons and you can only disable most, but not uninstall, hence, waste of valuable space! Another disappointment, was the lack of signal reception. At the same place that my moto g52 has around 70% signal in 4G the Nokia struggles even with 3G! Even switching to 2G and with full signal, voice calls are muffled, tiny sounding and full of interuptions. Bettery life is just OK when out and about, since it's always hunting for signal. Surely not what Nokia is known for and certainly not the "3 day battery life" they claim. Camera(s) are only usable in brightly lit conditions, while most of the special modes are rendered redundant, as the results are below par. Also, why do most manufacturers insist on putting useless cameras, just for the sake of it? What does a depth camera and a 2MP macro, are of any use? Either put a decent zoom camera along with the main one or don't even bother! By the way, the 2 X "zoom" mode is a joke. I'm inevitably comparing it with the moto g52, as they both cost roughly the same (to me at least), moto g52 has better screen, sound, reception, cameras, but falls short on software updates and 5G, however, I prefer a mobile phone which is better overall, than a mobile phone which has 5G and updates promises, but fails to deliver as is. I hope Nokia fixes the reception, speaker quality (if its not hardware related) and camera issues, with future updates as, in general, it's a decently good phone. I had many choices for the price, all of which had better everything than this, but, due to the fact that I like stock Android and despise any kind of "skins", I've ended up with the Nokia G42, but, come on HMD, you definitely have to step up your game big time! Update 17/6/24: After a few updates, signal reception has been improved, so is reception quality, but call quality not so much and without noise cancellation, the other party has difficulty hearing in moderately noisy environments. Camera quality is still subpar, even in daylight, which is very disappointing and night shots are basically unusable. Battery life has been improved, but standby time is realy bad, consuming 12%-15% overnight with battery saver on. I forgot to mention audio or the lack of it, as the single, bottom speaker, sounds tiny, harsh, muffled and not of any use in either listening to multimedia or listening to a conversation. Lastly, the display is not bright enough, making outdoor use virtually impossible. Update 12/1/25: Still on Android 14 and now that HMD decided to discontinu the device, the update "promise" has been reduced from "3 years", to just 2, without any information on the Android 15 date, if ever, because... Well, they should answer for it! So yeah, that's that.

Purtroppo il secondo telefono cellulare non era incluso! Sembra che si tratti di un truffo!

Transfert des données automatique. J'ai tout récupéré facilement sans manipulations. J'avais le Nokia 6. Seul bémol, il faut régler l'appareil photo pour obtenir ce qu'on veut car ce n'est pas automatique. Je n'ai pas encore utilisé toutes les options. Les 3 jours annoncés sont "sans utilisation", je dois le mettre sur batterie ou le faire charger tous les jours. Bon rapport qualité/prix.

Dieses Smartphone ist ein Traum, schnelles Surfen mit 5G, das Smartphone ist schnell, ich habe mir eine Speicherkarte für 125 GB gekauft, ein Adapter für die Steckdose für das Ladegerät muss auch gekauft werden. Das Telefon hat sich per Update mittlerweile Android 15 heruntergeladen und läuft Fehlerfrei damit. Dieses Smartphone hat ein perfektes Preis Leistungs Verhältnis. Ich würde es sofort wieder kaufen, ich bin begeistert!!

Prends de superbes photos. Très résistant comme tous les 'okia. Esthétique et bonne prise en main.

Llevo varios teléfonos Nokia con android (sin contar los antiguos y los que tenían wp)para mí buena marca,calidad precio.. contento con el..para el día a día..buena calidad en llamadas... wifi perfecto, igual que el nfc..q lo uso mucho..el lugar de la tarjeta de crédito...por ahora muy contento con el..esperando a q sea actualice a android 15..