Google Pixel Fold vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel Fold and Nokia G42 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel Fold vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G9FPL -
Form Factor Touch - touch screen, dual screen Touch
Height 139.7 mm 165 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater height than Google Pixel Fold.
Width 79.5 mm 75.8 mm Google Pixel Fold has greater width than Nokia G42 5G.
Depth 12.1 mm 8.55 mm Nokia G42 5G is narrower than Google Pixel Fold.
Weight 283 g 193.8 g Nokia G42 5G is lighter than Google Pixel Fold.
Dimensions Details Folded - 79.5 mm x 12.1 mm x 139.7 mm
Unfolded - 158.7 mm x 5.8 mm x 139.7 mm
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Body Colour Obsidian So grey | So purple
Body Material Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, polished aluminium frame, stainless-steel hinge Plastic frame
Protection Spill-resistant, splash-resistant, fingerprint-resistant Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IPX8 IP52
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.54 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology OLED -
Foldable Display Yes -
Display Design Inward folding -
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.6" 6.56" Google Pixel Fold has larger screen size than Nokia G42 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2208 x 1840 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels Google Pixel Fold has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format - HD+
Pixel Density 380 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 6:5 20:9
Max Brightness 1450 cd/m² 560 cd/m² Google Pixel Fold has better display brightness than Nokia G42 5G.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1000000:1 -
HDR Yes - Google Pixel Fold has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz Google Pixel Fold has better refresh rate than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Features Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 120 Hz), At a Glance, secondary screen: 408 PPI, secondary screen: 1550 nits max brightness -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type OLED display - colour -
Second Display Screen Size 5.8" -
Second Display Resolution 2092 x 1080 pixels -
Second Display Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size 7.6 in -
Unfolded Display Resolution 2208 x 1840 pixels -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
MEMORY Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB 6 GB Google Pixel Fold has more RAM than Nokia G42 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Google Pixel Fold has more internal memory than Nokia G42 5G.
Memory Interface UFS 3.1 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nokia G42 5G has better camera resolution than Google Pixel Fold.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Google Pixel Fold has better lens aperture than Google Pixel Fold.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Field of View (FoV) 82 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Google Pixel Fold has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 20x -
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Live HDR+ -
Camera Modes Panorama, selfie mode, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur, selfie video Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
White Balance Custom -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), laser detection auto focus (LDAF), HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), 10-bit 4K HDR video, Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, AVC (H.264), Locked Folder, Quad PD + CLAF Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 10.8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better second camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/3" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 121.1 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.25 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Lens correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 10.8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has higher resolution third camera than Nokia G42 5G.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/3.1" -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.05 -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 21.9 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.22 μm -
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 20x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Dual PD -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 9.5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better front camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.22 μm -
Focus Adjustment Fixed focus Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Front) Dual PD -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/2.0 -
Field of View (2nd Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Front) 1.12 μm -
Camera Features (2nd Front) Fixed focus, 1080p 30 fps video recording -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4821 mAh 5000 mAh Nokia G42 5G has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel Fold.
Fast Charging Technology Power Delivery 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Google Pixel Fold can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Run Time Details Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 13 Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual Band GNSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1, 5G NR FR2 LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n257, n258, n260, n261, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30, n14 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 28GHz, TDD 26GHz, TDD 39GHz, TDD 28GHz, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300, n14 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Yes - Google Pixel Fold has UWB wireless technology.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Supported Digital Video Standards H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC -
Sound Enhancements Spatial audio Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Unlock Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Split Screen, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Trusty (Trusted Execution Environment), Private Compute Core, Android System Intelligence, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, Tensor security core, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, microphone toggle, camera toggle, Android Messages end-to-end encryption, Android backup encryption, Live Translate with Dual Screen Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS Google Pixel Fold Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m) SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IPX8, HEARING AID M3/T4, USB 3.2 Gen 2 IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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