Nokia C3 vs Nokia 4.2 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Nokia C3

Nokia C3

Smartphone 2

Nokia 4.2

Nokia 4.2

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Nokia C3 or Nokia 4.2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia C3 Nokia 4.2
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Release date 2020, August 04 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.9 x 77 x 8.7 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.03 in 149 x 71.3 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.81 in
Weight 184.5 g | 6.51 oz 161 g | 5.68 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Nordic blue, Sand gold Black, Pink Sand
Battery 3040 mAh, Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.71" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 81.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.2% 76.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 295 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.0, AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.4 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Unisoc SC9863A (28nm) - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU IMG8322 Adreno 505
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 32 GB, 3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 27001
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 138
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 805

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA, APAC, MENA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 66(1700/2100) - LATAM 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
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