Honor 6X vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X 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

Honor 6X vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 165 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 75.8 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Nokia G42 5G.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.55 mm Honor 6X is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 193.8 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold So grey | So purple
Body Material Metal Plastic frame
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Nokia G42 5G is waterproof.
IP rating - IP52
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.56" Nokia G42 5G has larger screen size than Honor 6X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels Honor 6X has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² 560 cd/m² Nokia G42 5G has better display brightness than Honor 6X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz Nokia G42 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 6X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 -
MEMORY Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Nokia G42 5G has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Nokia G42 5G has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nokia G42 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 5000 mAh Nokia G42 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 6X.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nokia G42 5G has fast charging technology.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nokia G42 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE 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 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 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 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, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - 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 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS Honor 6X Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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