Huawei nova 15 Pro vs Nokia G42

Huawei nova 15 Pro
Huawei
nova 15 Pro
Nokia G42
Nokia
G42

At a glance

Brand
Huawei
Nokia
Release date
December 2025, 6 months ago
June 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu
865.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
6.84"
6.56"
Resolution
1320 x 2856 px FHD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
Oled
LCD IPS
Density
460 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Kunlun Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
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

Performance

Chipset
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9010
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
1xC2T Taishan V121 2.19GHz+3xC6T Taishan V121 2.18GHz+4xC4T Cortex A510 1.55GHz
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type
Deca-Core
Octa-Core
Process
5 nm
8 nm
Frequency
2.19 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Maleoon 910
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
12 GB
4 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.9
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 480 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.4
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
6500 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 100.0W
Yes , 20.0W
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
No charger in box

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
128 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
78.0 mm 163.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
202 g
193 g
Materials
Plastic , Glass
Plastic
Colors
Black White Green Violet
Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance
IP65
IP52
Usable surface
90 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

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)
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), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
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)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers
2 microphones
Proximity
Yes

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