Nokia E52 Specs

[Louann Mauffray]

Wehave seen real-life images and even a short hands-on video of the upcoming surprise new Nokia smartphone Nokia X. What was however not known or less known yet were the detailed specs of Nokia X. That changes now with the device (TA-1099) getting certified at Tenna in China.

Coming to camera department it will pack a 16MP Dual-Camera on the back and a 16MP front shooter too. It will also comes with MicroSD card expansion capacity up to 128GB. A 3000mAH battery will help Nokia X serve its owners. Nokia X will run Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.

Nokia should be commended for offering us the necessary tools to help the G42 last longer than the average smartphone. But the default setup out of the box is lacking in virtually all areas when compared to competitor devices that cost similar or less money. It redeems itself by being good looking (in its purple guise) and the main camera does take passable shots in good lighting. Elsewhere it's hard to get too enthusiastic. The lack of both a full HD display and 120Hz refresh rate is disappointing, considering what you're asked to pay and the fact we're well into 2023.

In comparison, the Motorola Moto G53 5G launched in the UK and Australia for 190 / AU$329, undercutting the Nokia's launch price by some margin. On paper, the two are closely matched, with the camera being virtually the only point of difference. While the Nokia's launch price can still be considered affordable, there are even more affordable phones out there that won't require you to scrimp on specs.

There are noticeable bezels around the display, particularly at the bottom, but the surround around the central front-facing camera is kept to a minimum to avoid taking up as much screen real estate space as possible.

The G42 only gets an IP52 rating, which protects it against dust and "direct sprays of water." You'll want to keep it away from sinks, pools and puddles, but it should be ok if you get caught in the rain.

Compromising on display quality is certainly part and parcel of a more budget-orientated phone and had Nokia given the G42 5G 120Hz support, or a full HD 1080p display with 90Hz refresh rate, it would have been slightly more positive. But the omittance of both is certainly surprising in 2023.

It struggles to find the finer details in darker areas such as shadows and images overall lack any real depth. This is despite it serving up acceptable brightness levels. I found whatever I was looking at on screen could hold up well outside in strong sunlight. Nokia claims a typical brightness of 450 nits and a maximum of 560 nits using brightness boost,

The display is also one of the four parts that can be replaced should anything untoward happen to it. You can pick up the complete repair kit including the display and necessary tools directly from iFixit. It would have been great if it was possible to replace the display with a full HD 1080p one, but I assume other internal circuitry prevents this from happening.

The macro camera does a better job of close-up shots compared to the Moto G53 5G too, but just how useful this feature will be in practice remains to be seen. I feel an ultra-wide sensor would have been more beneficial.

Battery life is something the Nokia G42 5G can shout about. It has a 5,000mAh unit (which can be replaced) which will comfortably get you more than a day of use. Nokia actually claims you can get up to three days of use from it, based on regular usage for five hours a day, for three days.

To put those claims to the test, I loaded up a 12-hour YouTube video and set screen brightness to 50%, turned adaptive brightness off, and left it playing on my dining room table during the day at home. Once the video had finished playing, there was still 25 percent battery left, which the phone reckoned was good for another 10 hours of use. This was after the battery had been used, both to play the YouTube video and while the phone was idle, for 1 day and six hours.

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