“You should steer clear of this phone. Its MediaTek processor is slow, the screen is horrible, the build quality is worse than the others, and the Android 8 Oreo software somehow is really rough around the edges.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Sleek Glass‑Polycarbonate Design
- Decent Camera For The Price
- Clean Android One OS
- Battery life lasts beyond a full day
- Premium metal unibody with glass rear
- Notification LED and NFC support
Points of Contention
- Poor Sluggish Performance
- Display Underwhelming
- Snapdragon 439 processor causes frequent freezes
- Lacks USB‑C port, uses Micro‑USB
- 32 GB storage fills quickly
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics70
Cameron Faulkner
The Verge
60
Jon Mundy
TechRadar
“The Nokia 4.2 simply doesn’t perform as well as its classy design suggests it should.”
20
Julian Chokkattu
Digital Trends
“The Nokia 4.2 has a lot of merits, but it's marred by the processor.”
