Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC 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

Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165.3 mm 165 mm Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has greater height than Nokia G42 5G.
Width 76.8 mm 75.8 mm Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has greater width than Nokia G42 5G.
Depth 9.4 mm 8.55 mm Nokia G42 5G is narrower than Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC.
Weight 215 g 193.8 g Nokia G42 5G is lighter than Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC.
Body Colour Cobalt blue | Shadow grey So grey | So purple
Body Material - Plastic frame
Protection Splashproof Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Nokia G42 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP53 IP52
SAR Value 0.558 W/kg (head), 0.986 W/kg (body), 1.997 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
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 Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.67" 6.56" Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has larger screen size than Nokia G42 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 395 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 560 cd/m²
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR Yes - Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has better refresh rate than Nokia G42 5G.
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz -
Display Features Dark mode, Dot Display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has higher clock speed than Nokia G42 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 618 -
MEMORY Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Nokia G42 5G has more internal memory than Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC.
Memory Interface UFS 2.1 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has better camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Sensor Size 1/1.73" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX682 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.89 F/1.8 Nokia G42 5G has better lens aperture than Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Kaleidoscope HDR
Camera Modes Pro mode, night mode, SteadyShot, AI portrait mode, AI Beautify, Pro Video mode, Macro video, Movie frame, photo filters, AI SkyScaping 3.0, AI photo clones, Timed burst, Document mode 2.0 Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 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, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI scene detection, AI Quad camera, Support LOG format, 6 long exposure modes, AI dynamic studio Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has better second camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same third camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) FF (4cm) -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Pixel Size (4th Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has better front camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.6 μm -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Selfie panorama, portrait mode, AI Beautify, Short video mode -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer, 4-in-1 Super Pixel technology, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Palm shutter, full screen frame, Short video filter -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5160 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC has larger battery capacity than Nokia G42 5G.
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 17 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 153 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC 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 10 Android 13
User Interface POCO Launcher 2.0 (MIUI12) -
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, 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 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, 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, 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 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, AWB -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Hi-Res audio Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro 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
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, AI face unlock, Google Lens, linear motor, Qualcomm 4th generation AI Engine, LiquidCool Technology 1.0 Plus, GAME Turbo 3.0 Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS Xiaomi POCO X3 NFC Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 33W charger, anti-bacterial case, anti-bacterial screen protector SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP53, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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