Honor 500 vs Nokia G42

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Nokia
Release date: November 2025, 7 months ago; June 2023, 3 years ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33); —
AnTuTu: 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices; 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.56"
Resolution: 1264 x 2736 px QHD; 720 x 1612 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 460 ppi Very high density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4; Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU: 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720; 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 8 nm
Frequency: 4.32 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 825; Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM: 12 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; —
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 480 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 193 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69; IP52
Usable surface: 91 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; 2 microphones