OPPO Reno8 5G vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OPPO Reno8 5G 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

OPPO Reno8 5G vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160 mm 165 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater height than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Width 73.4 mm 75.8 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater width than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Depth 7.67 mm 8.55 mm OPPO Reno8 5G is narrower than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Weight 179 g 193.8 g OPPO Reno8 5G is lighter than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Body Colour Shimmer black | Gold shimmer So grey | So purple
Body Material - Plastic frame
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IP52
SAR Value 0.96 W/kg (head), 1.288 W/kg (body), 2.756 W/kg (limb) 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology Rigid AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.4" 6.56" Nokia G42 5G has larger screen size than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels OPPO Reno8 5G has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 800 cd/m² 560 cd/m² OPPO Reno8 5G has better display brightness than Nokia G42 5G.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR Yes - OPPO Reno8 5G has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 90 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz -
Display Features O1 Ultra Vision Engine, Eye Care, 97% NTSC, 95% DCI-P3 -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Dimensity 1300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed 3 GHz 2.2 GHz OPPO Reno8 5G has higher clock speed than Nokia G42 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) ARM Mali-G77 MC9 -
MEMORY OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB 6 GB OPPO Reno8 5G has more RAM than Nokia G42 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB OPPO Reno8 5G 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 OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/1.56" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 7-element 5-element
Field of View (FoV) 86 degree(s) -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Stickers, DOL-HDR HDR
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Portrait, Night, Macro slow-motion video, Dual-View Video, Extra HD, Text scanner Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
Light Source - LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) AI Portrait, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 112 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 89 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 5G has better front camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.74" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony IMX709 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Field of View (Front) 85 degree(s) -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) RGB, Stickers, DOL-HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Panorama, Time-lapse mode, night mode, Portrait, Dual-View Video -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) AI portrait retouching -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 5000 mAh Nokia G42 5G has larger battery capacity than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge, VOOC Flash Charge technology, SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology, Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR OPPO Reno8 5G 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 ColorOS 12.1 (based on Android 12) Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3 BLE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD -
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, geomagnetic sensor, gravity sensor, optical sensor, light sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Air Gesture, MU-MIMO technology, Step counter, AI System Booster, Battery Health Engine, Super-Conductive VC Liquid Cooling System Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS OPPO Reno8 5G Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards TUV SUD, SGS Eye Care Display Certification, Netflix HD Certification, Amazon Prime Video HD Certification IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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