Nokia's new smartphones offer a surprisingly modern design for under $ 170.

HMD unveils a smartphone truck at Mobile World Congress this year. We have already spoken about the Nokia 9 Pureview, the flagship product, and it is now time to cover some low-end models, where the Nokia brand has strongly resurfaced in recent years. Today, HMD announces the Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2 and Nokia 1 Plus, and we have prepared a large set of specifications to celebrate it.

(Note that although all these prices are in dollars, we do not yet know which phones, if any, arrive in the United States.)

	Nokia 4.2	Nokia 3.2	Nokia 1 Plus
STARTING PRICE	$ 169	$ 139	$ 99
BONE	Android 9 Pie	Android 9 Pie	Android 9 Pie (Go edition)
SCREEN	LCD 1520 × 720 5.71 inches (270 DPI)	LCD 6.26 inches 1520 × 720 (268 PPI)	5.45-inch (180 DPI) 854×480 LCD
CPU	Snapdragon 439: Eight 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor cores, 12 nm	Snapdragon 429: Four 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor cores, 12 nm	MediaTek MT6739WW: Four Cortex-A53 1.5GHz Processor Cores, 28nm
RAM	2 GB or 3 GB	2 GB or 3 GB	1GB
STORAGE ROOM	16GB or 32GB, MicroSD slot	16GB or 32GB, MicroSD slot	8GB, microSD slot
CAMERA	Rear: 13MP Double depth sensor (f2.2, 1,12μm) + 2MP Before: 8MP (f2.0, 1.12μm)	Rear: 13MP Before: 5MP	Rear: 8MP Before: 5MP
DRUMS	3000mAh	4000mAh	2500mAh
RETURN MATERIAL	Glass	Plastic	Plastic
OTHER	MicroUSB, fingerprint sensor, headphone jack, NFC, Google Assistant button	MicroUSB, fingerprint sensor (3GB version of RAM only), Google Assistant button	MicroUSB, headphone jack

With $ 169 being the highest price, they are all very cheap smartphones. What is clear from the data sheet is how they all have conventional micro-used ports. This is a bit disappointing given that HMD also sells the Nokia 3.1 Plus at $ 160, which at a USB-C port in the United States.

Speaking of the Nokia 3.1 Plus, this device was imported to the US last month and we now have the Nokia 3.2. Each year, Nokia adds 0.1 at the end of its model numbers. So we started with "Nokia 3" in 2017, then "3.1" in 2018 and now by "3.2" in 2019. That makes sense, but the US Nokia 3.1 Plus has a newer USB port than the Nokia 3.2, so the highest number does not really scream "new". The United States 3.1 Plus and 3.2 have basically the same SoC, but the 3.1 Plus has an eight-core version (the Snapdragon 439) and the 3.2 has only one quad core (Snapdragon 429). You may think that the "Plus" model is a bigger and faster kind of product, but the 3.1 Plus has a smaller screen than the Nokia 3.2. I'm not even sure the Nokia 4.2 is better than the 3.1 Plus. This makes no sense, and there are far too many versions of each number.

Although they are inexpensive, they are not all purified devices. The Nokia 4.2 and 3.2 both have new Google Assistant hardware buttons that, like the squeezable sides of the Pixel 3, let you call Google Assistant in one motion. A pressure on Google Assistant appears, a double press brings up the "Today" screen of Google Assistant, and the button maintenance works as an instant messaging function for voice commands. It's like the Samsung Bixby button, but with a helpful assistant on the other end. The Nokia 3.2 has a light around the power button, which works as a notification light.

The Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 also come with surprisingly modern designs. There are rounded display corners, compact camera notches, and large screens in small bodies. The Nokia 4.2 and 3GB versions of the 3.2 version are both equipped with fingerprint readers, and the 4.2 version even has NFC technology. Of course, they can not compete with the flagship designs. But for less than $ 170, they are superb.

I can not say that I am a big fan of the Nokia 1 Plus (no, not this OnePlus). The price of $ 99 is difficult for a smartphone, especially for devices with only 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and Android Go, a kind of lite version of Android. These hundred dollar devices are better than nothing, but if you can spend a little more and double your RAM, your storage and probably the life of your battery, you really should.

As usual, all phones come with two years of major operating system updates and monthly security updates, which is extremely rare in this price range. Each device comes with a microSD slot and a headphone jack, and they all come with Android 9 Pie. For bodywork materials, you can have the Nokia 4.2 with glass bottom, the Nokia 3.2 glossy plastic or the Nokia 1 Plus matte plastic.

The HMD / Nokia product line is made even more confusing by the fact that not all countries have all products. We really have no idea what devices are coming into which countries, so it can be hard to know what to focus on.

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