Honor X9a vs Nokia G42

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 13, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2x Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.6 mm

165 mm
Width

73.9 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

175 g

193.8 g
Splash resistant

-

Yes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Build features

-

QuickFix user-reparable design
Colors

Black, Green, Silver

Gray, Purple

Display
Display type

AMOLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.56 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1612 pixels
Pixel density

385 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

3D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Display features

120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 460
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 619
Internal storage

256 GB

128 GB
Memory RAM

8 GB

4, 6 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 8x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(macro) , 2 MP
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm

(depth) , 2 MP
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8120 x 6180 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes