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

I couldn't wait to buy this phone soon as I seen it . Definitely value for money. The weight is not to heavy. More storage space than I was expecting. The look of this phone is amazing. The screen quality is excellent. The WiFi connectivity is great

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.

Excellent value and very powerful mobile. It is very flexible and lets you move apps to the SD card.Excellent battery life.Camera could do with some more functions.Seems to identify as a google pixel when backed up.

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.

Great phone for the moneyNokia have done it again - nice programming and easy to understand and useJust the job for me as I am not very technicalGreat cameraVery pleased with this phone

I got this phone to replace a simple one that I'd had for years. Texting was a pain. Due to my advancing years it is unlikely that I'll buy another one, hence the built to last was a good selling point for me. It can be repaired and have its battery changed. I find it much nicer to use and I now have nice features like Google Pay. Would recommend.

I bought this phone in July 2023, at a time when you couldn't get a shockproof cover for love or money. I found a cover that fit, but not perfectly. Needless to say a small drop and the screen shattered. I had to wait several weeks for spare parts to be available. Then paid £54 for a replacement screen and repair kit (which provides many tools you don't even need). Followed the iFixit instructions to the letter.... except they are only for disassembly. No help in reassembling. "To reassemble, just follow these instructions in reverse". WTF. Really important info on the reassembly is how critical it is to line up the interconnect cable EXACTLY (not easy to do when the parts it connects to come later in the reverse). Anyway, the screen replacement went perfectly, but now i have a purple brick that I can't turn charge and has no sound... because i had to remove and replace the interconnect cable several times. YOU ALSO NEED HANDS THE SIZE OF AN ELF TO FIDDLE WITH ALL THE SUPER TINY COMPONENTS! I do not have large hands and I struggled here. All up, it's a great phone, but I think most people will end up throwing it away rather than fixing because the parts are so expensive (especially when you factor in having to pay a professional to fix what you broke in the repair process).Note: I had previously given this phone *****. I do love it, but one of the reasons I bought it was to get around the disposable factor of most phones....